Re: [PATCH v4 02/10] ldconfig.8: Revise and update for glibc 2.32

["G. Branden Robinson" <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>]

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Hi Alex,

At 2023-01-07T14:10:12+0100, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> > * Expand description of "ld.so.conf" file to discuss "include" and
> >   "hwcap" features.  Describe these as "directives" (though the
> >   latter died upstream in glibc 2.32 before we got around to
> >   documenting it).  Document ld.so.conf's comment syntax.
> 
> I think ld.so.conf(4) might be a good manual page on its own, and
> ldconfig(1) refer to it.

s/1/8;s/4/5

That seems reasonable.  Can I tackle that _after_ the current batch is
off my plate?  :-O

> And maybe also for ld.so.cache(4).

(assuming s/4/5)

Here I don't agree.  The format of the cache file is an internal
implementation detail; the user can select a format (possibly for
file-sharing purposes[1]), but beyond the name of each format ("old",
"compat", "new"), these are opaque.

In my opinion a file format need be documented in section 5 only if it
is (deliberately) exposed to manipulation by other tools.

Regards,
Branden

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