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Re: strip vs. nm vs. readelf
On Thu, Dec 15, 2005 at 07:32:51PM +0100, Erik Leunissen wrote:
> Indeed, the output of "nm -D" produced a lot of symbols, and inspection
> of readelf output listed a lot of symbols in the .dynsym section.
>
> Thanks. This resolves my initial confusion regarding apparent
> contradictory output of these programs.
>
> It also made me want to learn more about;
> - the meaning of the various sections;
> - which parts of source code can be found in which sections (related to
> loading, relocation and dynamic linking).
>
> Could anybody recommend books or other sources of information from where
> I could start an exploration of these areas? My first interest is an
> introductory text, but more advanced material is also most welcome.
The usual recommendations are the book "Linkers and Loaders", and the
ELF gABI specification - it's not too hard to read.
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Daniel Jacobowitz
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