netbsd man page for elf_getbase

ELF_GETBASE(3)						   BSD Library Functions Manual 					    ELF_GETBASE(3)

NAME
     elf_getbase -- get the base offset for an object file

LIBRARY
     ELF Access Library (libelf, -lelf)

SYNOPSIS
     #include <libelf.h>

     off_t
     elf_getbase(Elf *elf);

DESCRIPTION
     Function elf_getbase() returns the file offset in the containing archive of the first byte of the file referenced by ELF descriptor elf.

RETURN VALUES
     Function elf_getbase() returns a valid file offset into the containing archive if successful.  It returns -1 if argument elf is NULL or is
     not a member of an archive.

ERRORS
     Function elf_getbase() may fail with the following errors:

     [ELF_E_ARGUMENT]  Argument elf is not an ELF descriptor for an archive member.

SEE ALSO
     elf(3), elf_getarhdr(3), elf_getident(3), elf_rawfile(3), gelf(3)

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								   June 11, 2006							       BSD