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ELF Library Functions                        elf32_checksum(3ELF)



NAME
     elf32_checksum, elf64_checksum  -  return  checksum  of  elf
     image

SYNOPSIS
     cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lelf [ library ... ]
     #include 

     long elf32_checksum(Elf *elf);


     long elf64_checksum(Elf *elf);


DESCRIPTION
     The elf32_checksum() function returns a simple  checksum  of
     selected  sections of the image identified by elf. The value
     is typically used as the .dynamic tag DT_CHECKSUM,  recorded
     in dynamic executables and shared objects.


     Selected sections of the image are  used  to  calcluate  the
     checksum  in  order that its value is not affected by utili-
     ties such as strip(1).


     For the 64-bit class, replace 32 with 64 as appropriate.

ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:



     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Interface Stability         | Committed                   |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | MT-Level                    | MT-Safe                     |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|


SEE ALSO
     elf(3ELF),  elf_version(3ELF),   gelf(3ELF),   libelf(3LIB),
     attributes(5)









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