Unix System V: Understanding Elf Object Files and Debugging Tools

by Mary Lou Nohr (Editor)

UNIX System V Understanding ELF Object Files and Debugging Tools details, in one place, the pieces of the compilation and operating systems that provide information about the Executable and Linking Format (ELF) object their formation, elements, structure, manipulation by calls to ELF library functions, debugging, and their influence on active processes.
This book incorporates material from USL' UNIX System V Release 4 Programming in Standard C, Programmer's Reference Operating System API, User's Reference Manual/System Administrator's Reference Manual, System Files and Devices Reference Manual, and Application Binary Interface. Combined in an easy-to-use format, original source material and USL documentation, including new examples, figures, tables, and explanatory material, enhances and simplifies the complexities of programming. This Prentice Hall Open Systems Library book provides programmers with the detailed and focused information they need in an convenient format.

256 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1993