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On Thu, 30 Nov 2017 09:00:35 -0800
Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@google.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 5:58 PM, Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com> wrote:
> > (Comparing `readelf -S` before/after is a way to spot bugs.)  
> 
> Do you have a script that can be used to diff 2 `readelf -S`, look for
> missing references, and report an error? Might be easier to rerun that
> every so often and see what's missing.

I don't, I was just doing it by hand.

Thanks,
Nick