In PA32 applcations, the dld invalidates all the fastbind data if any of the libraries were modified. Hence, the fastbind tool requires to be rerun if any shared libraries used by the application are patched.

Removing fastbind Information from a File

To remove fastbind information from a file, use the fastbind tool with the -noption.

Example 22 Example:

$ fastbind -n main

//Remove fastbind information from main.

 

 

Turning off fastbind at Run Time

To use the standard search method for binding symbols instead of the fastbind information in an executable file, set the _HP_DLDOPTS environment variable as follows:

export _HP_DLDOPTS=-nofastbind

//Turns off fastbind at run time.

For More Information

See the fastbind(1) man page.

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