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diff --git a/rtemstoolkit/elftoolchain/libdwarf/dwarf_get_elf.3 b/rtemstoolkit/elftoolchain/libdwarf/dwarf_get_elf.3 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c93a7ef --- /dev/null +++ b/rtemstoolkit/elftoolchain/libdwarf/dwarf_get_elf.3 @@ -0,0 +1,103 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 2009 Joseph Koshy. All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" +.\" This software is provided by Joseph Koshy ``as is'' and +.\" any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the +.\" implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose +.\" are disclaimed. in no event shall Joseph Koshy be liable +.\" for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential +.\" damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods +.\" or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) +.\" however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict +.\" liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way +.\" out of the use of this software, even if advised of the possibility of +.\" such damage. +.\" +.\" $Id: dwarf_get_elf.3 2122 2011-11-09 15:35:14Z jkoshy $ +.\" +.Dd November 9, 2011 +.Os +.Dt DWARF_GET_ELF 3 +.Sh NAME +.Nm dwarf_get_elf +.Nd retrieve the +.Vt Elf +descriptor associated with a +.Vt Dwarf_Debug +instance +.Sh LIBRARY +.Lb libdwarf +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.In libdwarf.h +.Ft int +.Fo dwarf_get_elf +.Fa "Dwarf_Debug dbg" +.Fa "Elf **elf" +.Fa "Dwarf_Error *err" +.Fc +.Sh DESCRIPTION +Function +.Fn dwarf_get_elf +returns the +.Vt Elf +descriptor associated with a +.Vt Dwarf_Debug +instance. +.Pp +Argument +.Ar dbg +should be a handle to a valid +.Vt Dwarf_Debug +instance returned by a prior call to +.Xr dwarf_init 3 +or +.Xr dwarf_elf_init 3 . +.Pp +Argument +.Ar elf +points a location into which a handle to an +.Vt Elf +descriptor will be written. +.Pp +Argument +.Ar err +is used to record error information in case of failure. +.Sh RETURN VALUES +On success, function +.Fn dwarf_get_elf +returns +.Dv DW_DLV_OK . +In case of an error, it returns +.Dv DW_DLV_ERROR +and sets argument +.Ar err . +.Sh EXAMPLES +To retrieve the +.Vt Elf +instance associated with a +.Vt Dwarf_Debug +instance use: +.Bd -literal -offset indent +Dwarf_Debug dbg; +Dwarf_Error de; +Elf *elf; + +\&... allocate dbg using dwarf_init() etc ... + +if (dwarf_get_elf(dbg, &elf, &de) != DW_DLV_OK) + errx(EXIT_FAILURE, "dwarf_get_elf: %s", dwarf_errmsg(de)); +.Ed +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr dwarf 3 , +.Xr dwarf_errmsg 3 , +.Xr dwarf_init 3 , +.Xr dwarf_finish 3 , +.Xr elf 3 |