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)
BSD
June 11, 2006 BSD
