Patchelf-0.17.2

Introduction to Patchelf

The patchelf package contains a small utility to modify the dynamic linker and RPATH of ELF executables.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 11.3 platform.

Package Information

User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/patchelf

Installation of Patchelf

Install patchelf by running the following commands:

./configure --prefix=/usr \
            --docdir=/usr/share/doc/patchelf-0.17.2 &&
make

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user:

make install

Contents

Installed Program: patchelf

Short Descriptions

patchelf

is a simple utility for modifying existing ELF executables and libraries; it can change the dynamic loader ("ELF interpreter") of executables and change the RPATH of executables and libraries.