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.TH pvs 1 "25 Sep 2008" "SunOS 5.11" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
pvs \- display the internal version information of dynamic objects
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fBpvs\fR [\fB-Cdlnorsv\fR] [\fB-I\fR \fIindex-expr\fR] [\fB-N\fR \fIname\fR] \fIfile\fR...
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The \fBpvs\fR utility displays any internal version information contained
within an \fBELF\fR file. Commonly, these files are dynamic executables and
shared objects, and possibly relocatable objects. This version information can
fall into one of two categories:
.RS +4
.TP
.ie t \(bu
.el o
version definitions
.RE
.RS +4
.TP
.ie t \(bu
.el o
version dependencies
.RE
.sp
.LP
Version \fIdefinitions\fR describe the interfaces that are made available by an
\fBELF\fR file. Each version definition is associated to a set of global
symbols provided by the file.  Version definitions can be assigned to a file
during its creation by the link-editor using the \fB-M\fR option and the
associated \fImapfile\fR directives. See the \fILinker and Libraries Guide\fR
for more details.
.sp
.LP
Version \fIdependencies\fR describe the binding requirements of dynamic objects
on the version definitions of any shared object dependencies. When a dynamic
object is built with a shared object, the link-editor records information
within the dynamic object indicating that the shared object is a dependency.
This dependency must be satisfied at runtime.  If the shared object also
contains version \fIdefinitions\fR, then those version definitions that satisfy
the global symbol requirements of the dynamic object are also recorded in the
dynamic object being created. At process initialization, the runtime linker
uses any version \fIdependencies\fR as a means of validating the interface
requirements of the dynamic objects used to construct the process.
.SH OPTIONS
.sp
.LP
The following options are supported. If neither the \fB-d\fR or \fB-r\fR
options are specified, both are enabled.
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fB-C\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 18n
.rt  
Demangles C++ symbol names.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fB-d\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 18n
.rt  
Prints version definition information.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fB-I\fR  \fIindex-expr\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 18n
.rt  
Qualifies the versions to examine with a specific version index or index range.
For example, the version with index 3 in an object can be displayed using:
.sp
.in +2
.nf
example% \fBpvs -I 3 \fIfilename\fR\fR
.fi
.in -2
.sp

An \fIindex-expr\fR can be a single non-negative integer value that specifies a
specific version, as shown in the previous example. Alternatively, an
\fIindex-expr\fR can consist of two such values separated by a colon (:),
indicating a range of versions. The following example displays the versions 3,
4, and 5 in a file:
.sp
.in +2
.nf
example% \fBpvs -I 3:5 \fIfilename\fR\fR
.fi
.in -2
.sp

When specifying an index range, the second value can be omitted to indicate the
final item in the file. For example, the following statement lists all versions
from the tenth to the end:
.sp
.in +2
.nf
example% \fBpvs -I 10: \fIfilename\fR\fR
.fi
.in -2
.sp

See Matching Options for additional information about the matching options
(\fB-I\fR, \fB-N\fR).
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fB-l\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 18n
.rt  
Prints any symbols that have been reduced from global to local binding due to
versioning. By convention, these symbol entries are located in the
\fI\&.symtab\fR section, and fall between the \fIFILE\fR symbol representing
the output file, and the \fIFILE\fR symbol representing the first input file
used to generate the output file.  These reduced symbol entries are assigned
the fabricated version definition \fB_LOCAL_\fR. No reduced symbols will be
printed if the file has been stripped (see \fBstrip\fR(1)), or if the symbol
entry convention cannot be determined.
.sp
Use of the \fB-l\fR option implicitly enables the \fB-s\fR option
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fB-n\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 18n
.rt  
Normalizes version definition information. By default, all version definitions
within the object are displayed. However, version definitions can inherit other
version definitions. Under normalization, only the head of each inheritance
list is displayed.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fB-N\fR \fIname\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 18n
.rt  
When used with the \fB-d\fR option, \fB-N\fR prints only the information for
the given version definition \fIname\fR and any of its inherited version
definitions.
.sp
When used with the \fB-r\fR option, \fB-N\fR prints only the information for
the given dependency file \fIname\fR. It is possible to qualify a specific
version from the dependency file by including the version in parenthesis
following the file name:
.sp
.in +2
.nf
example% \fBpvs -N 'dependency (version)' \fIfilename\fR\fR
.fi
.in -2
.sp

See Matching Options for additional information about the matching options
(\fB-I\fR, \fB-N\fR).
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fB-o\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 18n
.rt  
Creates one-line version definition output. By default, file, version
definitions, and any symbol output is indented to ease human inspection. This
option prefixes each output line with the file and version definition name and
can be more useful for analysis with automated  tools.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fB-r\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 18n
.rt  
Prints version dependency (requirements) information.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fB-s\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 18n
.rt  
Prints the symbols associated with each version definition. Any data symbols
from versions defined by the object are accompanied with the size, in bytes, of
the data item.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fB-v\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 18n
.rt  
Verbose output. Indicates any weak version definitions, and any version
definition inheritance. When used with the \fB-N\fR and \fB-d\fR options, the
inheritance of the base version definition is also shown. When used with the
\fB-s\fR option, the version symbol definition is also shown.
.RE

.SH OPERANDS
.sp
.LP
The following operands are supported.
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fIfile\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 8n
.rt  
The  \fBELF\fR file about which internal version information is displayed.
.RE

.SH USAGE
.SS "Matching Options"
.sp
.LP
The \fB-I\fR and \fB-N\fR options are collectively referred to as the
\fBmatching options\fR. These options are used to narrow the range of versions
to examine, by index or by name.
.sp
.LP
Any number and type of matching option can be mixed in a given invocation of
\fBpvs\fR. In this case, \fBpvs\fR displays the superset of all versions
matched by any of the matching options used. This feature allows for the
selection of complex groupings of items using the most convenient form for
specifying each item.
.SH EXAMPLES
.LP
\fBExample 1 \fRDisplaying version definitions
.sp
.LP
The following example displays the version definitions of \fBlibelf.so.1\fR:

.sp
.in +2
.nf
% \fBpvs -d /lib/libelf.so.1\fR
	libelf.so.1;
	SUNW_1.1
.fi
.in -2
.sp

.LP
\fBExample 2 \fRCreating a one-liner display
.sp
.LP
A normalized, one-liner display, suitable for creating a \fImapfile\fR version
control directive, can be created using the \fB-n\fR and \fB-o\fR options:

.sp
.in +2
.nf
% \fBpvs -don /lib/libelf.so.1\fR
/lib/libelf.so.1 -	SUNW_1.1;
.fi
.in -2
.sp

.LP
\fBExample 3 \fRDisplaying version requirements
.sp
.LP
The following example displays the version requirements of \fBldd\fR and
\fBpvs\fR:

.sp
.in +2
.nf
% \fBpvs -r /usr/bin/ldd /usr/bin/pvs\fR
/usr/bin/ldd:
	libelf.so.1 (SUNW_1.1);
	libc.so.1 (SUNW_1.1);
/usr/bin/pvs:
	libelf.so.1 (SUNW_1.1);
	libc.so.1 (SUNW_1.1);
.fi
.in -2
.sp

.LP
\fBExample 4 \fRDetermining a dependency symbol version
.sp
.LP
The following example displays the shared object from which the \fBldd\fR
command expects to find the printf function at runtime, as well as the version
it belongs to:

.sp
.in +2
.nf
% \fBpvs -ors /usr/bin/ldd | grep ' printf'\fR
/usr/bin/ldd -  libc.so.1 (SYSVABI_1.3): printf;
.fi
.in -2
.sp

.LP
\fBExample 5 \fRDetermine all dependency symbols from a specific version
.sp
.LP
The \fB-N\fR option can be used to obtain a list of all the symbols from a
dependency that belong to a specific version. To determine the symbols that
\fBldd\fR will find from version \fBSYSVABI_1.3\fR of \fBlibc.so.1\fR:

.sp
.in +2
.nf
% \fBpvs -s -N 'libc.so.1 (SYSVABI_1.3)' /usr/bin/ldd\fR

       libc.so.1 (SYSVABI_1.3):
               _exit;
               strstr;
               printf;
               __fpstart;
               strncmp;
               lseek;
               strcmp;
               getopt;
               execl;
               close;
               fflush;
               wait;
               strerror;
               putenv;
               sprintf;
               getenv;
               open;
               perror;
               fork;
               strlen;
               geteuid;
               access;
               setlocale;
               atexit;
               fprintf;
               exit;
               read;
               malloc;
.fi
.in -2
.sp

.sp
.LP
Note that the specific list of symbols used by \fBldd\fR may change between
Solaris releases.

.LP
\fBExample 6 \fRDisplay base defined version by index
.sp
.LP
By convention, the base global version defined by an object has the name of the
object. For example, the base version of \fBpvs\fR is named \fB\&'pvs'\fR. The
base version of any object is always version index 1. Therefore, the \fB-I\fR
option can be used to display the base version of any object without having to
specify its name:

.sp
.in +2
.nf
% \fBpvs -v -I 1 /usr/bin/pvs\fR
       pvs [BASE];
.fi
.in -2
.sp

.SH EXIT STATUS
.sp
.LP
If the requested version information is not found, a non-zero value is
returned. Otherwise, a \fB0\fR value is returned.
.sp
.LP
Version information is determined not found when any of the following is true:
.RS +4
.TP
.ie t \(bu
.el o
the \fB-d\fR option is specified and no version definitions are found.
.RE
.RS +4
.TP
.ie t \(bu
.el o
the \fB-r\fR option is specified and no version requirements are found.
.RE
.RS +4
.TP
.ie t \(bu
.el o
neither the \fB-d\fR nor \fB-r\fR option is specified and no version
definitions or version requirements are found.
.RE
.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
\fBelfdump\fR(1), \fBld\fR(1), \fBldd\fR(1), \fBstrip\fR(1), \fBelf\fR(3ELF),
\fBattributes\fR(5)
.sp
.LP
\fILinker and Libraries Guide\fR