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-rw-r--r--elf/rtld.c33
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/elf/rtld.c b/elf/rtld.c
index 60a102a..3e21f1a 100644
--- a/elf/rtld.c
+++ b/elf/rtld.c
@@ -321,21 +321,6 @@ dl_main (const ElfW(Phdr) *phdr,
pay attention to its PT_INTERP command (we are the interpreter
ourselves). This is an easy way to test a new ld.so before
installing it. */
- if (_dl_argc < 2)
- _dl_sysdep_fatal ("\
-Usage: ld.so [--list|--verify] EXECUTABLE-FILE [ARGS-FOR-PROGRAM...]\n\
-You have invoked `ld.so', the helper program for shared library executables.\n\
-This program usually lives in the file `/lib/ld.so', and special directives\n\
-in executable files using ELF shared libraries tell the system's program\n\
-loader to load the helper program from this file. This helper program loads\n\
-the shared libraries needed by the program executable, prepares the program\n\
-to run, and runs it. You may invoke this helper program directly from the\n\
-command line to load and run an ELF executable file; this is like executing\n\
-that file itself, but always uses this helper program from the file you\n\
-specified, instead of the helper program file specified in the executable\n\
-file you run. This is mostly of use for maintainers to test new versions\n\
-of this helper program; chances are you did not intend to run this program.\n",
- NULL);
/* Note the place where the dynamic linker actually came from. */
_dl_rtld_map.l_name = _dl_argv[0];
@@ -361,6 +346,24 @@ of this helper program; chances are you did not intend to run this program.\n",
else
break;
+ /* If we have no further argument the program was called incorrectly.
+ Grant the user some education. */
+ if (_dl_argc < 2)
+ _dl_sysdep_fatal ("\
+Usage: ld.so [--list|--verify] EXECUTABLE-FILE [ARGS-FOR-PROGRAM...]\n\
+You have invoked `ld.so', the helper program for shared library executables.\n\
+This program usually lives in the file `/lib/ld.so', and special directives\n\
+in executable files using ELF shared libraries tell the system's program\n\
+loader to load the helper program from this file. This helper program loads\n\
+the shared libraries needed by the program executable, prepares the program\n\
+to run, and runs it. You may invoke this helper program directly from the\n\
+command line to load and run an ELF executable file; this is like executing\n\
+that file itself, but always uses this helper program from the file you\n\
+specified, instead of the helper program file specified in the executable\n\
+file you run. This is mostly of use for maintainers to test new versions\n\
+of this helper program; chances are you did not intend to run this program.\n",
+ NULL);
+
++_dl_skip_args;
--_dl_argc;
++_dl_argv;