This distribution is a collection of programs that are generally
unrelated, except in that they all deal with the ELF file format.
.
The main purpose of these programs is to be illustrative and
educational -- to help fellow programmers understand the ELF file
format and something of how it works under the Linux platform. For the
most part, these programs have limited real-world utility.
.
With the exception of shared use of the elfrw static library, each
program is independent of the others. There is no other shared code
between them, and they all take slightly different approaches to
handling ELF files.
Gürkan Myczko <gurkan@phys.ethz.ch> writes:
This distribution is a collection of programs that are generally
unrelated, except in that they all deal with the ELF file format.
.
The main purpose of these programs is to be illustrative and
educational -- to help fellow programmers understand the ELF file
format and something of how it works under the Linux platform. For
the
most part, these programs have limited real-world utility.
.
With the exception of shared use of the elfrw static library, each
program is independent of the others. There is no other shared code
between them, and they all take slightly different approaches to
handling ELF files.
I question how helpful this description is helpful for users of a
binary distribution like Debian, who are (IMHO) generally more focused
on functionality than studying the implementation of programs.
On 21.02.2024 12:28, David Bremner wrote:
Being the universal operating system, these tools are certainly not for normal users
but more like developers and people in the embedded area.
I have found sstrip to squeeze away some more kilobytes from binaries.
Similar like elfutils it will only be interesting to people that want to
use it.
Gürkan Myczko <gurkan@phys.ethz.ch> writes:
On 21.02.2024 12:28, David Bremner wrote:
Being the universal operating system, these tools are certainly not
for
normal users
but more like developers and people in the embedded area.
I include developers in people who don't care about the implementation,
I have found sstrip to squeeze away some more kilobytes from binaries.
A list of the tools with what they do would be more useful.
Similar like elfutils it will only be interesting to people that want
to
use it.
Sure, I'm not talking about making it interesting for every user, just
having a description that helps someone in the target audience find the package and/or know if they want to install it.
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