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| author | Jörg Thalheim <Mic92@users.noreply.github.com> | 2018-11-27 10:25:26 +0000 |
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| committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2018-11-27 10:25:26 +0000 |
| commit | afbdeb7b9b0dab1fd502407103958608c9ba1e1e (patch) | |
| tree | 8bfc9d5c364a46d6461af210ade54ff234c41727 /doc/stdenv.xml | |
| parent | f12bd000b9a7f72965c726012fd0d6cca6d4c629 (diff) | |
| parent | 4a6e3e4185dcbe53c3d5eceaf2570d51516ad2b4 (diff) | |
Merge pull request #50802 from aszlig/autopatchelf-improvements
autoPatchelfHook: Fixes/improvements for Android SDK emulator
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/stdenv.xml')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/stdenv.xml | 31 |
1 files changed, 25 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/stdenv.xml b/doc/stdenv.xml index 40ff17aafa09..4c19b2867b5a 100644 --- a/doc/stdenv.xml +++ b/doc/stdenv.xml @@ -2428,12 +2428,31 @@ addEnvHooks "$hostOffset" myBashFunction <para> This is a special setup hook which helps in packaging proprietary software in that it automatically tries to find missing shared library - dependencies of ELF files. All packages within the - <envar>runtimeDependencies</envar> environment variable are - unconditionally added to executables, which is useful for programs that - use <citerefentry> - <refentrytitle>dlopen</refentrytitle> - <manvolnum>3</manvolnum> </citerefentry> to load libraries at runtime. + dependencies of ELF files based on the given + <varname>buildInputs</varname> and <varname>nativeBuildInputs</varname>. + </para> + <para> + You can also specify a <envar>runtimeDependencies</envar> environment + variable which lists dependencies that are unconditionally added to all + executables. + </para> + <para> + This is useful for programs that use <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>dlopen</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>3</manvolnum> + </citerefentry> to load libraries at runtime. + </para> + <para> + In certain situations you may want to run the main command + (<command>autoPatchelf</command>) of the setup hook on a file or a set + of directories instead of unconditionally patching all outputs. This + can be done by setting the <envar>dontAutoPatchelf</envar> environment + variable to a non-empty value. + </para> + <para> + The <command>autoPatchelf</command> command also recognizes a + <parameter class="command">--no-recurse</parameter> command line flag, + which prevents it from recursing into subdirectories. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> |