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diff --git a/doc/stdenv.xml b/doc/stdenv.xml index 3a7b23baaa7e1..2a3316b8d0183 100644 --- a/doc/stdenv.xml +++ b/doc/stdenv.xml @@ -1802,6 +1802,20 @@ addEnvHooks "$hostOffset" myBashFunction disabled or patched to work with PaX.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>autoPatchelfHook</term> + <listitem><para>This is a special setup hook which helps in packaging + proprietary software in that it automatically tries to find missing shared + library dependencies of ELF files. All packages within the + <envar>runtimeDependencies</envar> environment variable are unconditionally + added to executables, which is useful for programs that use + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>dlopen</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>3</manvolnum> + </citerefentry> + to load libraries at runtime.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> </para> |