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diff --git a/lib/libelf/elf_getshnum.3 b/lib/libelf/elf_getshnum.3 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..41b519e --- /dev/null +++ b/lib/libelf/elf_getshnum.3 @@ -0,0 +1,84 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 2006 Joseph Koshy. All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" +.\" This software is provided by Joseph Koshy ``as is'' and +.\" any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the +.\" implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose +.\" are disclaimed. in no event shall Joseph Koshy be liable +.\" for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential +.\" damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods +.\" or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) +.\" however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict +.\" liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way +.\" out of the use of this software, even if advised of the possibility of +.\" such damage. +.\" +.\" $FreeBSD$ +.\" +.Dd August 5, 2009 +.Dt ELF_GETSHNUM 3 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm elf_getshnum +.Nd return the number of sections in an ELF file +.Sh LIBRARY +.Lb libelf +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.In libelf.h +.Ft int +.Fn elf_getshnum "Elf *elf" "size_t *shnum" +.Sh DESCRIPTION +This function is deprecated. +Please use +.Xr elf_getshdrnum 3 +instead. +.Pp +Function +.Fn elf_getshnum +retrieves the number of ELF sections associated with descriptor +.Ar elf +and stores it into the location pointed to by argument +.Ar shnum . +.Pp +This routine allows applications to uniformly process both normal ELF +objects, and ELF objects that use extended section numbering. +.Pp +.Sh RETURN VALUES +Function +.Fn elf_getshnum +returns a non-zero value if successful, or zero in case of an +error. +.Sh ERRORS +Function +.Fn elf_getshnum +can fail with the following errors: +.Bl -tag -width "[ELF_E_RESOURCE]" +.It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT +A NULL value was passed in for argument +.Ar elf . +.It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT +Argument +.Ar elf +was not for an ELF file. +.It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT +Argument +.Ar elf +lacks an ELF Executable header. +.El +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr elf 3 , +.Xr elf32_getehdr 3 , +.Xr elf64_getehdr 3 , +.Xr elf_getident 3 , +.Xr elf_getphdrnum 3 , +.Xr elf_getshdrstrndx 3 , +.Xr gelf 3 , +.Xr gelf_getehdr 3 |