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21 
22 /*
23  * Copyright 2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
24  * Use is subject to license terms.
25  */
26 
27 #include	<stdio.h>
28 #include	<stdlib.h>
29 #include	<unistd.h>
30 #include	<stdarg.h>
31 #include	<string.h>
32 #include	<strings.h>
33 #include	<errno.h>
34 #include	<fcntl.h>
35 #include	<libintl.h>
36 #include	<locale.h>
37 #include	<fcntl.h>
38 #include	<ar.h>
39 #include	<gelf.h>
40 #include	"conv.h"
41 #include	"libld.h"
42 #include	"machdep.h"
43 #include	"msg.h"
44 
45 /*
46  * The following prevent us from having to include ctype.h which defines these
47  * functions as macros which reference the __ctype[] array.  Go through .plt's
48  * to get to these functions in libc rather than have every invocation of ld
49  * have to suffer the R_SPARC_COPY overhead of the __ctype[] array.
50  */
51 extern int	isspace(int);
52 
53 /*
54  * We examine ELF objects, and archives containing ELF objects, in order
55  * to determine the ELFCLASS of the resulting object and/or the linker to be
56  * used. We want to avoid the overhead of libelf for this, at least until
57  * we are certain that we need it, so we start by reading bytes from
58  * the beginning of the file. This type defines the buffer used to read
59  * these initial bytes.
60  *
61  * A plain ELF object will start with an ELF header, whereas an archive
62  * starts with a magic string (ARMAG) that is SARMAG bytes long. Any valid
63  * ELF file or archive will contain more bytes than this buffer, so any
64  * file shorter than this can be safely assummed not to be of interest.
65  *
66  * The ELF header for ELFCLASS32 and ELFCLASS64 are identical up through the
67  * the e_version field, and all the information we require is found in this
68  * common prefix. Furthermore, this cannot change, as the layout of an ELF
69  * header is fixed by the ELF ABI. Hence, the ehdr part of this union is
70  * not a full ELF header, but only the class-independent prefix that we need.
71  *
72  * As this is a raw (non-libelf) read, we are responsible for handling any
73  * byte order difference between the object and the system running this
74  * program when we read any datum larger than a byte (i.e. e_machine) from
75  * this header.
76  */
77 typedef union {
78 	struct {	/* Must match start of ELFxx_Ehdr in <sys/elf.h> */
79 		uchar_t		e_ident[EI_NIDENT];	/* ident bytes */
80 		Half		e_type;			/* file type */
81 		Half		e_machine;		/* target machine */
82 	} ehdr;
83 	char			armag[SARMAG];
84 } FILE_HDR;
85 
86 
87 /*
88  * Print a message to stdout
89  */
90 /* VARARGS3 */
91 void
92 eprintf(Lm_list *lml, Error error, const char *format, ...)
93 {
94 	va_list			args;
95 	static const char	*strings[ERR_NUM] = { MSG_ORIG(MSG_STR_EMPTY) };
96 
97 #if	defined(lint)
98 	/*
99 	 * The lml argument is only meaningful for diagnostics sent to ld.so.1.
100 	 * Supress the lint error by making a dummy assignment.
101 	 */
102 	lml = 0;
103 #endif
104 	if (error > ERR_NONE) {
105 		if (error == ERR_WARNING) {
106 			if (strings[ERR_WARNING] == 0)
107 				strings[ERR_WARNING] =
108 				    MSG_INTL(MSG_ERR_WARNING);
109 		} else if (error == ERR_FATAL) {
110 			if (strings[ERR_FATAL] == 0)
111 				strings[ERR_FATAL] = MSG_INTL(MSG_ERR_FATAL);
112 		} else if (error == ERR_ELF) {
113 			if (strings[ERR_ELF] == 0)
114 				strings[ERR_ELF] = MSG_INTL(MSG_ERR_ELF);
115 		}
116 		(void) fputs(MSG_ORIG(MSG_STR_LDDIAG), stderr);
117 	}
118 	(void) fputs(strings[error], stderr);
119 
120 	va_start(args, format);
121 	(void) vfprintf(stderr, format, args);
122 	if (error == ERR_ELF) {
123 		int	elferr;
124 
125 		if ((elferr = elf_errno()) != 0)
126 			(void) fprintf(stderr, MSG_ORIG(MSG_STR_ELFDIAG),
127 			    elf_errmsg(elferr));
128 	}
129 	(void) fprintf(stderr, MSG_ORIG(MSG_STR_NL));
130 	(void) fflush(stderr);
131 	va_end(args);
132 }
133 
134 
135 /*
136  * Examine the first object in an archive to determine its ELFCLASS
137  * and machine type.
138  *
139  * entry:
140  *	fd - Open file descriptor for file
141  *	elf - libelf ELF descriptor
142  *	class_ret, mach_ret - Address of variables to receive ELFCLASS
143  *		and machine type.
144  *
145  * exit:
146  *	On success, *class_ret and *mach_ret are filled in, and True (1)
147  *	is returned. On failure, False (0) is returned.
148  */
149 static int
150 archive(int fd, Elf *elf, uchar_t *class_ret, Half *mach_ret)
151 {
152 	Elf_Cmd		cmd = ELF_C_READ;
153 	Elf_Arhdr	*arhdr;
154 	Elf		*_elf = NULL;
155 	int		found = 0;
156 
157 	/*
158 	 * Process each item within the archive until we find the first
159 	 * ELF object, or alternatively another archive to recurse into.
160 	 * Stop after analyzing the first plain object found.
161 	 */
162 	while (!found && ((_elf = elf_begin(fd, cmd, elf)) != NULL)) {
163 		if ((arhdr = elf_getarhdr(_elf)) == NULL)
164 			return (0);
165 		if (*arhdr->ar_name != '/') {
166 			switch (elf_kind(_elf)) {
167 			case ELF_K_AR:
168 				found = archive(fd, _elf, class_ret, mach_ret);
169 				break;
170 			case ELF_K_ELF:
171 				if (gelf_getclass(_elf) == ELFCLASS64) {
172 					Elf64_Ehdr *ehdr;
173 
174 					if ((ehdr = elf64_getehdr(_elf)) ==
175 					    NULL)
176 						break;
177 					*class_ret = ehdr->e_ident[EI_CLASS];
178 					*mach_ret = ehdr->e_machine;
179 				} else {
180 					Elf32_Ehdr *ehdr;
181 
182 					if ((ehdr = elf32_getehdr(_elf)) ==
183 					    NULL)
184 						break;
185 					*class_ret = ehdr->e_ident[EI_CLASS];
186 					*mach_ret = ehdr->e_machine;
187 				}
188 				found = 1;
189 				break;
190 			}
191 		}
192 
193 		cmd = elf_next(_elf);
194 		(void) elf_end(_elf);
195 	}
196 
197 	return (found);
198 }
199 
200 /*
201  * Determine:
202  *	- ELFCLASS of resulting object (class)
203  *	- Whether user specified class of the linker (ldclass)
204  *	- ELF machine type of resulting object (m_mach)
205  *
206  * In order of priority, we determine this information as follows:
207  *
208  * -	Command line options (-32, -64, -z altexec64, -z target).
209  * -	From the first plain object seen on the command line. (This is
210  *	by far the most common case.)
211  * -	From the first object contained within the first archive
212  *	on the command line.
213  * -	If all else fails, we assume a 32-bit object for the native machine.
214  *
215  * entry:
216  *	argc, argv - Command line argument vector
217  *	class_ret - Address of variable to receive ELFCLASS of output object
218  *	ldclass_ret - Address of variable to receive ELFCLASS of
219  *		linker to use. This will be ELFCLASS32/ELFCLASS64 if one
220  *		is explicitly specified, and ELFCLASSNONE otherwise.
221  *		ELFCLASSNONE therefore means that we should use the best
222  *		link-editor that the system/kernel will allow.
223  */
224 static int
225 process_args(int argc, char **argv, uchar_t *class_ret, uchar_t *ldclass_ret,
226     Half *mach)
227 {
228 	uchar_t	ldclass = ELFCLASSNONE, class = ELFCLASSNONE, ar_class;
229 	Half	mach32 = EM_NONE, mach64 = EM_NONE, ar_mach;
230 	int	c, ar_found = 0;
231 
232 	/*
233 	 * In general, libld.so is responsible for processing the
234 	 * command line options. The exception to this are those options
235 	 * that contain information about which linker to run and the
236 	 * class/machine of the output object. We examine the options
237 	 * here looking for the following:
238 	 *
239 	 *	-32	Produce an ELFCLASS32 object. This is the default, so
240 	 *		-32 is only needed when linking entirely from archives,
241 	 *		and the first archive contains a mix of 32 and 64-bit
242 	 *		objects, and the first object in that archive is 64-bit.
243 	 *		We do not expect this option to get much use, but it
244 	 *		ensures that the user can handle any situation.
245 	 *
246 	 *	-64	Produce an ELFCLASS64 object. (Note that this will
247 	 *		indirectly cause the use of the 64-bit linker if
248 	 *		the system is 64-bit capable). The most common need
249 	 *		for this option is when linking a filter object entirely
250 	 *		from a mapfile. The less common case is when linking
251 	 *		entirely from archives, and the first archive contains
252 	 *		a mix of 32 and 64-bit objects, and the first object
253 	 *		in that archive is 32-bit.
254 	 *
255 	 *	-z altexec64
256 	 *		Use the 64-bit linker regardless of the class
257 	 *		of the output object.
258 	 *
259 	 *	-z target=platform
260 	 *		Produce output object for the specified platform.
261 	 *		This option is needed when producing an object
262 	 *		for a non-native target entirely from a mapfile,
263 	 *		or when linking entirely from an archive containing
264 	 *		objects for multiple targets, and the first object
265 	 *		in the archive is not for the desired target.
266 	 *
267 	 * If we've already processed an object and we find -32/-64, and
268 	 * the object is of the wrong class, we have an error condition.
269 	 * We ignore it here, and let it fall through to libld, where the
270 	 * proper diagnosis and error message will occur.
271 	 */
272 	opterr = 0;
273 	optind = 1;
274 getmore:
275 	while ((c = ld_getopt(0, optind, argc, argv)) != -1) {
276 		switch (c) {
277 		case '3':
278 			if (strncmp(optarg, MSG_ORIG(MSG_ARG_TWO),
279 			    MSG_ARG_TWO_SIZE) == 0)
280 				class = ELFCLASS32;
281 			break;
282 
283 		case '6':
284 			if (strncmp(optarg, MSG_ORIG(MSG_ARG_FOUR),
285 			    MSG_ARG_FOUR_SIZE) == 0)
286 				class = ELFCLASS64;
287 			break;
288 
289 		case 'z':
290 #if	!defined(_LP64)
291 			/* -z altexec64 */
292 			if (strncmp(optarg, MSG_ORIG(MSG_ARG_ALTEXEC64),
293 			    MSG_ARG_ALTEXEC64_SIZE) == 0) {
294 				ldclass = ELFCLASS64;
295 				break;
296 			}
297 #endif
298 			/* -z target=platform */
299 			if (strncmp(optarg, MSG_ORIG(MSG_ARG_TARGET),
300 			    MSG_ARG_TARGET_SIZE) == 0) {
301 				char *pstr = optarg + MSG_ARG_TARGET_SIZE;
302 
303 				if (strcasecmp(pstr,
304 				    MSG_ORIG(MSG_TARG_SPARC)) == 0) {
305 					mach32 = EM_SPARC;
306 					mach64 = EM_SPARCV9;
307 				} else if (strcasecmp(pstr,
308 				    MSG_ORIG(MSG_TARG_X86)) == 0) {
309 					mach32 = EM_386;
310 					mach64 = EM_AMD64;
311 				} else {
312 					eprintf(0, ERR_FATAL,
313 					    MSG_INTL(MSG_ERR_BADTARG), pstr);
314 					return (1);
315 				}
316 			}
317 			break;
318 		}
319 	}
320 
321 	/*
322 	 * Continue to look for the first ELF object to determine the class of
323 	 * objects to operate on. At the same time, look for the first archive
324 	 * of ELF objects --- if no plain ELF object is specified, the type
325 	 * of the first ELF object in the first archive will be used. If
326 	 * there is no object, and no archive, then we fall back to a 32-bit
327 	 * object for the native machine.
328 	 */
329 	for (; optind < argc; optind++) {
330 		int		fd;
331 		FILE_HDR	hdr;
332 
333 		/*
334 		 * If we detect some more options return to getopt().
335 		 * Checking argv[optind][1] against null prevents a forever
336 		 * loop if an unadorned `-' argument is passed to us.
337 		 */
338 		if (argv[optind][0] == '-') {
339 			if (argv[optind][1] == '\0')
340 				continue;
341 			else
342 				goto getmore;
343 		}
344 
345 		/*
346 		 * If we've already determined the object class and
347 		 * machine type, continue to the next argument. Only
348 		 * the first object contributes to this decision, and
349 		 * there's no value to opening or examing the subsequent
350 		 * ones. We do need to keep going though, because there
351 		 * may be additional options that might affect our
352 		 * class/machine decision.
353 		 */
354 		if ((class != ELFCLASSNONE) && (mach32 != EM_NONE))
355 			continue;
356 
357 		/*
358 		 * Open the file and determine if it is an object. We are
359 		 * looking for ELF objects, or archives of ELF objects.
360 		 *
361 		 * Plain objects are simple, and are the common case, so
362 		 * we examine them directly and avoid the map-unmap-map
363 		 * that would occur if we used libelf. Archives are too
364 		 * complex to be worth accessing directly, so if we identify
365 		 * an archive, we use libelf on it and accept the cost.
366 		 */
367 		if ((fd = open(argv[optind], O_RDONLY)) == -1) {
368 			int err = errno;
369 
370 			eprintf(0, ERR_FATAL, MSG_INTL(MSG_SYS_OPEN),
371 			    argv[optind], strerror(err));
372 			return (1);
373 		}
374 
375 		if (pread(fd, &hdr, sizeof (hdr), 0) != sizeof (hdr)) {
376 			(void) close(fd);
377 			continue;
378 		}
379 
380 		if ((hdr.ehdr.e_ident[EI_MAG0] == ELFMAG0) &&
381 		    (hdr.ehdr.e_ident[EI_MAG1] == ELFMAG1) &&
382 		    (hdr.ehdr.e_ident[EI_MAG2] == ELFMAG2) &&
383 		    (hdr.ehdr.e_ident[EI_MAG3] == ELFMAG3)) {
384 			if (class == ELFCLASSNONE) {
385 				class = hdr.ehdr.e_ident[EI_CLASS];
386 				if ((class != ELFCLASS32) &&
387 				    (class != ELFCLASS64))
388 					class = ELFCLASSNONE;
389 			}
390 
391 			if (mach32 == EM_NONE) {
392 				int	one = 1;
393 				uchar_t	*one_p = (uchar_t *)&one;
394 				int	ld_elfdata;
395 
396 				ld_elfdata = (one_p[0] == 1) ?
397 				    ELFDATA2LSB : ELFDATA2MSB;
398 				/*
399 				 * Both the 32 and 64-bit versions get the
400 				 * type from the object. If the user has
401 				 * asked for an inconsistant class/machine
402 				 * combination, libld will catch it.
403 				 */
404 				mach32 = mach64 =
405 				    (ld_elfdata == hdr.ehdr.e_ident[EI_DATA]) ?
406 				    hdr.ehdr.e_machine :
407 				    BSWAP_HALF(hdr.ehdr.e_machine);
408 			}
409 		} else if (!ar_found &&
410 		    (memcmp(&hdr.armag, ARMAG, SARMAG) == 0)) {
411 			Elf	*elf;
412 
413 			(void) elf_version(EV_CURRENT);
414 			if ((elf = elf_begin(fd, ELF_C_READ, NULL)) == NULL) {
415 				(void) close(fd);
416 				continue;
417 			}
418 			if (elf_kind(elf) == ELF_K_AR)
419 				ar_found =
420 				    archive(fd, elf, &ar_class, &ar_mach);
421 			(void) elf_end(elf);
422 		}
423 
424 		(void) close(fd);
425 	}
426 
427 	/*
428 	 * ELFCLASS of output object: If we did not establish a class from a
429 	 * command option, or from the first plain object, then use the class
430 	 * from the first archive, and failing that, default to 32-bit.
431 	 */
432 	if (class == ELFCLASSNONE)
433 		class = ar_found ? ar_class : ELFCLASS32;
434 	*class_ret = class;
435 
436 	/* ELFCLASS of link-editor to use */
437 	*ldclass_ret = ldclass;
438 
439 	/*
440 	 * Machine type of output object: If we did not establish a machine
441 	 * type from the command line, or from the first plain object, then
442 	 * use the machine established by the first archive, and failing that,
443 	 * use the native machine.
444 	 */
445 	*mach = (class == ELFCLASS64) ? mach64 : mach32;
446 	if (*mach == EM_NONE)
447 		if (ar_found)
448 			*mach = ar_mach;
449 		else
450 			*mach = (class == ELFCLASS64) ? M_MACH_64 : M_MACH_32;
451 
452 	return (0);
453 }
454 
455 /*
456  * Process an LD_OPTIONS environment string.  This routine is first called to
457  * count the number of options, and second to initialize a new argument array
458  * with each option.
459  */
460 static int
461 process_ldoptions(char *str, char **nargv)
462 {
463 	int	argc = 0;
464 	char	*arg = str;
465 
466 	/*
467 	 * Walk the environment string processing any arguments that are
468 	 * separated by white space.
469 	 */
470 	while (*str != '\0') {
471 		if (isspace(*str)) {
472 			/*
473 			 * If a new argument array has been provided, terminate
474 			 * the original environment string, and initialize the
475 			 * appropriate argument array entry.
476 			 */
477 			if (nargv) {
478 				*str++ = '\0';
479 				nargv[argc] = arg;
480 			}
481 
482 			argc++;
483 			while (isspace(*str))
484 				str++;
485 			arg = str;
486 		} else
487 			str++;
488 	}
489 	if (arg != str) {
490 		/*
491 		 * If a new argument array has been provided, initialize the
492 		 * final argument array entry.
493 		 */
494 		if (nargv)
495 			nargv[argc] = arg;
496 		argc++;
497 	}
498 
499 	return (argc);
500 }
501 
502 /*
503  * Determine whether an LD_OPTIONS environment variable is set, and if so,
504  * prepend environment string as a series of options to the argv array.
505  */
506 static int
507 prepend_ldoptions(int *argcp, char ***argvp)
508 {
509 	int	nargc;
510 	char	**nargv, *ld_options;
511 	int	err, count;
512 
513 	if ((ld_options = getenv(MSG_ORIG(MSG_LD_OPTIONS))) == NULL)
514 		return (0);
515 
516 	/*
517 	 * Get rid of any leading white space, and make sure the environment
518 	 * string has size.
519 	 */
520 	while (isspace(*ld_options))
521 		ld_options++;
522 	if (ld_options[0] == '\0')
523 		return (0);
524 
525 	/*
526 	 * Prevent modification of actual environment strings.
527 	 */
528 	if ((ld_options = strdup(ld_options)) == NULL) {
529 		err = errno;
530 		eprintf(0, ERR_FATAL, MSG_INTL(MSG_SYS_ALLOC), strerror(err));
531 		return (1);
532 	}
533 
534 	/*
535 	 * Determine the number of options provided.
536 	 */
537 	nargc = process_ldoptions(ld_options, NULL);
538 
539 	/*
540 	 * Allocate a new argv array big enough to hold the new options from
541 	 * the environment string and the old argv options.
542 	 */
543 	if ((nargv = malloc((nargc + *argcp + 1) * sizeof (char *))) == NULL) {
544 		err = errno;
545 		eprintf(0, ERR_FATAL, MSG_INTL(MSG_SYS_ALLOC), strerror(err));
546 		return (1);
547 	}
548 
549 	/*
550 	 * Initialize first element of new argv array to be the first element
551 	 * of the old argv array (ie. calling programs name).  Then add the new
552 	 * args obtained from the environment.
553 	 */
554 	nargc = 0;
555 	nargv[nargc++] = (*argvp)[0];
556 	nargc += process_ldoptions(ld_options, &nargv[nargc]);
557 
558 	/*
559 	 * Now add the original argv array (skipping argv[0]) to the end of the
560 	 * new argv array, and re-vector argc and argv to reference this new
561 	 * array
562 	 */
563 	for (count = 1; count < *argcp; count++, nargc++)
564 		nargv[nargc] = (*argvp)[count];
565 
566 	nargv[nargc] = NULL;
567 
568 	*argcp = nargc;
569 	*argvp = nargv;
570 
571 	return (0);
572 }
573 
574 /*
575  * Check to see if there is a LD_ALTEXEC=<path to alternate ld> in the
576  * environment.  If so, first null the environment variable out, and then
577  * exec() the binary pointed to by the environment variable, passing the same
578  * arguments as the originating process.  This mechanism permits using
579  * alternate link-editors (debugging/developer copies) even in complex build
580  * environments.
581  */
582 static int
583 ld_altexec(char **argv, char **envp)
584 {
585 	char	*execstr;
586 	char	**str;
587 	int	err;
588 
589 	for (str = envp; *str; str++) {
590 		if (strncmp(*str, MSG_ORIG(MSG_LD_ALTEXEC),
591 		    MSG_LD_ALTEXEC_SIZE) == 0) {
592 			break;
593 		}
594 	}
595 
596 	/*
597 	 * If LD_ALTEXEC isn't set, return to continue executing the present
598 	 * link-editor.
599 	 */
600 	if (*str == 0)
601 		return (0);
602 
603 	/*
604 	 * Get a pointer to the actual string.  If it's a null entry, return.
605 	 */
606 	execstr = strdup(*str + MSG_LD_ALTEXEC_SIZE);
607 	if (*execstr == '\0')
608 		return (0);
609 
610 	/*
611 	 * Null out the LD_ALTEXEC= environment entry.
612 	 */
613 	(*str)[MSG_LD_ALTEXEC_SIZE] = '\0';
614 
615 	/*
616 	 * Set argv[0] to point to our new linker
617 	 */
618 	argv[0] = execstr;
619 
620 	/*
621 	 * And attempt to execute it.
622 	 */
623 	(void) execve(execstr, argv, envp);
624 
625 	/*
626 	 * If the exec() fails, return a failure indication.
627 	 */
628 	err = errno;
629 	eprintf(0, ERR_FATAL, MSG_INTL(MSG_SYS_EXEC), execstr,
630 	    strerror(err));
631 	return (1);
632 }
633 
634 int
635 main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
636 {
637 	char		**oargv = argv;
638 	uchar_t 	class, ldclass, checkclass;
639 	Half		mach;
640 
641 	/*
642 	 * Establish locale.
643 	 */
644 	(void) setlocale(LC_MESSAGES, MSG_ORIG(MSG_STR_EMPTY));
645 	(void) textdomain(MSG_ORIG(MSG_SUNW_OST_SGS));
646 
647 	/*
648 	 * Execute an alternate linker if the LD_ALTEXEC environment variable is
649 	 * set.  If a specified alternative could not be found, bail.
650 	 */
651 	if (ld_altexec(argv, envp))
652 		return (1);
653 
654 	/*
655 	 * Check the LD_OPTIONS environment variable, and if present prepend
656 	 * the arguments specified to the command line argument list.
657 	 */
658 	if (prepend_ldoptions(&argc, &argv))
659 		return (1);
660 
661 	/*
662 	 * Examine the command arguments to determine:
663 	 *	- object class
664 	 *	- link-editor class
665 	 *	- target machine
666 	 */
667 	if (process_args(argc, argv, &class, &ldclass, &mach))
668 		return (1);
669 
670 	/*
671 	 * Unless a 32-bit link-editor was explicitly requested, try
672 	 * to exec the 64-bit version.
673 	 */
674 	if (ldclass != ELFCLASS32)
675 		checkclass = conv_check_native(oargv, envp);
676 
677 	/*
678 	 * If an attempt to exec the 64-bit link-editor fails:
679 	 * -	Bail if the 64-bit linker was explicitly requested
680 	 * -	Continue quietly if the 64-bit linker was not requested.
681 	 *	This is undoubtedly due to hardware/kernel limitations,
682 	 *	and therefore represents the best we can do. Note that
683 	 *	the 32-bit linker is capable of linking anything the
684 	 *	64-bit version is, subject to a 4GB limit on memory, and
685 	 *	2GB object size.
686 	 */
687 	if ((ldclass == ELFCLASS64) && (checkclass != ELFCLASS64)) {
688 		eprintf(0, ERR_FATAL, MSG_INTL(MSG_SYS_64));
689 		return (1);
690 	}
691 
692 	/* Call the libld entry point for the specified ELFCLASS */
693 	if (class == ELFCLASS64)
694 		return (ld64_main(argc, argv, mach));
695 	else
696 		return (ld32_main(argc, argv, mach));
697 }
698 
699 /*
700  * We supply this function for the msg module
701  */
702 const char *
703 _ld_msg(Msg mid)
704 {
705 	return (gettext(MSG_ORIG(mid)));
706 }
707