Commit by jkoshy :: r2511 /trunk/readelf/readelf.c: (link)

Correct a typo.

Commit by jkoshy :: r2496 /trunk/ar/ (ar.h write.c): (link)

Fix a file descriptor exhaustion bug.
 * Close file descriptors early, using `elf_cntl(...,ELF_C_FDREAD)` to
   ensure that the descriptors can be closed safely.
 * Remove code fragments made redundant by this change.

Reviewed by:        kaiwang27
Ticket:                #388

Commit by jkoshy :: r2495 /trunk/common/_elftc.h: (link)

Use the `__GLIBC__` pre-processor symbol to determine if a system uses
the GNU C library.

Submitted by: robertmillan
Ticket: #391

Commit by jkoshy :: r2461 /trunk/tools/build-automation/ (6 files): (link)

Rework the build system document:
 * Reorganize the document to have two parts: one for the implementation,
   and one containing a user guide.
 * Describe the document briefly in the prelude.
 * Describe the formal requirements for the tool.

Ticket:        #279

Commit by jkoshy :: r2460 /trunk/tools/build-automation/ (9 files): (link)

Turn on SVN keyword expansion.

Commit by jkoshy :: r2459 /trunk/tools/build-automation/ (Makefile.documentation README): (link)

Add `$Id$` keywords, and turn on SVN keyword expansion on a couple of files.

Commit by jkoshy :: r2458 /trunk/tools/build-automation/ (10 files): (link)

Changes to the build system:
 * Invoke `noweave` on the concatenation of the literate program sources,
   in order to work around noweb's limitations on cross-references to
   chunks.
 * Place the first and last documentation chunks in their own files.
 * Add placeholder files for the introduction, the user guide, and
   the implementation overview.
 * Rename the generated PDF file.

Ticket:          #279

Commit by jkoshy :: r2457 /trunk/documentation/libelf-by-example/libelf-by-example.tex: (link)

Update (c) years.

Commit by jkoshy :: r2456 /trunk/tools/build-automation/ (6 files): (link)

Add build rules and placeholder files.

Ticket: #279

Commit by jkoshy :: r2455 /trunk/tools/ (3 files in 2 dirs): (link)

Add a 'README' for the build utility.

Ticket: #279

Commit by jkoshy :: r2454 /trunk/documentation/libelf-by-example/libelf-by-example.tex: (link)

Highlight the need to keep an ELF object being modified in ELF_C_RDWR
mode internally consistent.

Ticket: #338

Commit by jkoshy :: r2453 /trunk/documentation/libelf-by-example/libelf-by-example.tex: (link)

Improve the typography of the "libelf by Example" tutorial:
 * Center a figure.
 * Make fuller use of the available whitespace on the page.

Commit by jkoshy :: r2452 /trunk/documentation/libelf-by-example/libelf-by-example.tex: (link)

Typographical tweaks: move the captions for a few tables to after their
content.

Commit by jkoshy :: r2451 /trunk/documentation/libelf-by-example/libelf-by-example.tex: (link)

Tweak a figure in the "libelf by Example" tutorial: keep text inside
nodes left aligned.

Commit by jkoshy :: r2450 /trunk/documentation/libelf-by-example/ (12 files): (link)

Remove MetaPost sources that have been translated to TikZ/PGF.

Ticket: #337

Commit by jkoshy :: r2449 /trunk/documentation/libelf-by-example/libelf-by-example.tex: (link)

Improve a few labels in a figure.

Commit by jkoshy :: r2448 /trunk/documentation/libelf-by-example/libelf-by-example.tex: (link)

Add a graphical overview of the concepts covered in the "libelf by
Example" tutorial.

Ticket: #272

Commit by jkoshy :: r2447 /trunk/documentation/libelf-by-example/libelf-by-example.tex: (link)

Note the early history of ELF support in Linux-based operating
systems.

Commit by jkoshy :: r2443 /trunk/INSTALL: (link)

Document the prerequisites for building additional documention on
GNU/Linux.

Ticket: #337

Commit by jkoshy :: r2442 /trunk/INSTALL: (link)

Correct a cut-n-paste error in the installation notes.