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31 .Nd retrieve or set ELF library operating version
37 .Fn elf_version "unsigned int version"
41 function is used to query the current operating version of the ELF
42 library, and to inform the ELF library about the application's desired
51 function returns the currently configured operating version for the
60 is supported by the ELF library, function
62 sets the library's operating version to
64 and returns the previous value of the operating version.
67 cannot be supported, then the
74 function returns the currently configured ELF library version, or
76 if an unsupported version is requested.
78 An application program would inform the ELF library about its desired
79 operating version and check for an error using the following code
81 .Bd -literal -offset indent
82 if (elf_version(EV_CURRENT) == EV_NONE)
83 err(EX_SOFTWARE, "ELF library too old");
88 may fail with the following error:
89 .Bl -tag -width "[ELF_E_RESOURCE]"
90 .It Bq Er "ELF_E_VERSION"
91 An unsupported library version number was requested.