Re: Bug#473458: manpages-dev: dlopen man page contradicts ld.so(8)
user libc6@packages.debian.org
usertag 473458 debian-specific
thanks
On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 06:52:12PM +0200, Michael Kerrisk wrote:
> Justin Pryzby wrote:
> > reassign 473458 libc6
> > found 473458 2.7-9
> > thanks
> >
> > On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 09:48:46PM +0300, ygrek wrote:
> >
> >> man dlopen says :
> >> Otherwise, the
> >> dynamic linker searches for the library as follows (see ld.so(8) for
> >> further details):
> >> [...]
> >> o The directories /lib and /usr/lib are searched (in that order).
> >>
> >> and man ld.so :
> >> The necessary shared libraries needed by the program are searched for
> >> in the following order
> >> [...]
> >> o In the default path /usr/lib, and then /lib.
> >>
> >> so what is searched first - /usr/lib or /lib?
>
> [...]
>
> > But I think it's sufficiently accurate to say that the /lib heirarchy
> > is searched before that of /usr/lib, so ld.so.8 is wrong, thus
> > reassigning.
>
> This correct. NOTE: this bad text is in a Debian downstream patch. The
> usptream page is correct on this point (and has been forever, AFAICS)
The ld.so manpage seems to be introduced (not patched) by Debian's
diff. Where does the ld.so.8 page used by the rest of the world come
from? Does redhat or someone else maintain another page (separate
from both glibc upstream and Debian).
Justin
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