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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/libc/gen/dladdr.3')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/libc/gen/dladdr.3 | 12 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/dladdr.3 b/lib/libc/gen/dladdr.3 index 0e1ca5c..84ea1b5 100644 --- a/lib/libc/gen/dladdr.3 +++ b/lib/libc/gen/dladdr.3 @@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ .Ft int .Fn dladdr "const void *addr" "Dl_info *info" .Sh DESCRIPTION -.Nm +The +.Fn dladdr +function queries the dynamic linker for information about the shared object containing the address .Fa addr . @@ -67,13 +69,15 @@ The value of the symbol returned in .Li dli_sname . .El .Pp -.Nm +The +.Fn dladdr +function is available only in dynamically linked programs. .Sh ERRORS If a mapped shared object containing .Fa addr cannot be found, -.Nm +.Fn dladdr returns 0. In that case, a message detailing the failure can be retrieved by calling @@ -85,7 +89,7 @@ On success, a non-zero value is returned. .Xr dlopen 3 .Sh HISTORY The -.Nm +.Fn dladdr function first appeared in the Solaris operating system. .Sh BUGS This implementation is bug-compatible with the Solaris |
