man pages section 3: Extended Library Functions, Volume 1

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Updated: July 2014
 
 

elf_getbase(3ELF)

Name

elf_getbase - get the base offset for an object file

Synopsis

cc [ flag ... ] file ... –lelf [ library ... ]
#include <libelf.h>

off_t elf_getbase(Elf *elf);

Description

The elf_getbase() function returns the file offset of the first byte of the file or archive member associated with elf, if it is known or obtainable, and −1 otherwise. A null elf is allowed, to simplify error handling; the return value in this case is −1. The base offset of an archive member is the beginning of the member's information, not the beginning of the archive member header.

Attributes

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE
ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface Stability
Committed
MT-Level
MT-Safe

See also

ar.h(3HEAD), elf(3ELF), elf_begin(3ELF), libelf(3LIB), attributes(5)