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

[Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@gmail.com>]

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Hi Branden,

On 1/7/23 17:53, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> 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

D'oh!

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

You mean apply this patch, then prepare a new page?  If so, yes, that makes sense.

> 
>> 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.

Makes sense.

> 
> Regards,
> Branden

Cheers,

Alex

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