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Date: Mon, 18 May 2026 23:57:43 UTC
The branch main has been updated by emaste:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=94b7a335683abcbcd76e8b67d37e21271d81590c
commit 94b7a335683abcbcd76e8b67d37e21271d81590c
Author: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2026-05-17 14:29:29 +0000
Commit: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2026-05-18 23:56:00 +0000
nlist.3: Add discouraged use notice
It is a relic from a.out days and is poorly specified. Although ELF
support was added to nlist, there are better ways to access ELF data.
Reviewed by: kib
Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D57078
---
lib/libc/gen/nlist.3 | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/nlist.3 b/lib/libc/gen/nlist.3
index d6029153de5a..9e2aa0d7eb0f 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gen/nlist.3
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/nlist.3
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn nlist
+function is provided for compatibility with legacy applications.
+Its use is discouraged.
+The
+.Fn nlist
function
retrieves name list entries from the
.Xr elf 5