On Sun, Apr 19, 2015 at 03:38:57PM +0300, Vadim Zhukov wrote:
> This paragraph should talk about prebinding instead of prelinking,
> shouldn't it?
> 
> Also, it seems "prebind data" sounds more correct than "prebinding
> data", but I could easily get wrong here.
> 
> --
> WBR,
>   Vadim Zhukov
> 

ah, can of worms...

the options talk about "prebind information", while the prebinding
section talks about "prebinding information". it seems logical to stick
to one.

anyone?

comments inline:

> 
> Index: ldconfig.8
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvs/src/libexec/ld.so/ldconfig/ldconfig.8,v
> retrieving revision 1.27
> diff -u -p -r1.27 ldconfig.8
> --- ldconfig.8        10 Jul 2013 06:43:38 -0000      1.27
> +++ ldconfig.8        19 Apr 2015 12:35:58 -0000
> @@ -113,11 +113,11 @@ List the current contents of
>  on the standard output.
>  The hints file will not be modified.
>  .It Fl S
> -Perform prelinking operations in a safe mode; always copies the binaries
> -when prelinking data is added to a file.
> +Perform prebinding operations in a safe mode; always copies the binaries

not your fault, but the semicolon would be better as a colon. i also
wonder whether we'd be better writing "in a safe mode" to just "safely".

> +when prebind data is added to a file.

maybe better to stick to "information" rather than "data"

jmc

>  Use this to eliminate the possibility that
>  .Dv ETXTBUSY
> -will occur when attempting to run a binary while prelinking
> +will occur when attempting to run a binary while prebinding
>  is running.
>  .It Fl s
>  Do not scan the built-in system directory
> 

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