Re: understanding statically-linked binaries

From: Philipp Buehler (pb_at_usenet-oct-2003.fips.de)
Date: 10/06/03 

Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 08:10:08 +0000 (UTC)

* Peter (usenet@ointment.org) wrote:
> If 'ldd' can show you what libs an executable is dynamically linked
> against, is there a way to determine after the fact what libs a given
> statically-linked binary was built with? I'm really trying to figure out
> a way to ensure that nothing gets left out when I upgrade packages like
> OpenSSL (without using RPMs).

"no way" as in "easy command to use". ld will pick the needed functions
from the lib, link it and then any direct trace is gone.

With some clue about how executables are linked together on your
system, nm(1) and objdump(1) you might figure out (if these or
similar tools are existent on your system - but I guess so from 'RPM' :))

IF there are nice programmers, what(1) could work, too. Or in last
consequence strings(1).

More ways? Probably..

ciao 

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