NixOS/patchelf

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A small utility to modify the dynamic linker and RPATH of ELF executables

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Dominant language: C
License: GPL-3.0
Last GitHub push: Jul 6, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 19, 2026
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patchelf does not update DT_VERDEF when it relocates .gnu.version_d, so glibc segfaults in _dl_check_map_versions Open

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NixOS/patchelf#664 · Opened Aug 27, 2026
BE(?) broken since 0.15.0 Open

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NixOS/patchelf#663 · Opened Aug 14, 2026
SHT_CREL is unsupported for sh_info Open

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NixOS/patchelf#640 · 1 comment · Opened May 20, 2026
How to add some functions from my so library to the imports of a third party executable ? Open

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NixOS/patchelf#629 · 1 comment · 2 reactions · Opened Dec 7, 2025
patchelf should never generate LOAD segments with p_vaddr less than the lowest such address in the original file Open

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NixOS/patchelf#622 · 5 comments · Opened Sep 11, 2025
issue with null sections Open

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NixOS/patchelf#619 · Opened Aug 18, 2025
--set-interpreter lost compatibility with Linux 5.17 and below Open

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NixOS/patchelf#601 · 2 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Jun 22, 2025
Rewrite build system to use Meson Open

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NixOS/patchelf#599 · 3 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Jun 13, 2025
library still 'not found' after amending rpath Open

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NixOS/patchelf#598 · Opened Jun 6, 2025
`rename-dynamic-symbols.sh` *seems* to be failing on mips64el Open

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NixOS/patchelf#594 · Opened Apr 19, 2025
GHC bootstrap binary in Nixpkgs is corrupt with recent patchelf. Open

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NixOS/patchelf#593 · Opened Apr 2, 2025
Weird import error with repaired wheel Open

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NixOS/patchelf#592 · Opened Mar 20, 2025
Allow forcing a write-out of the ELF binary Open

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NixOS/patchelf#590 · Opened Feb 25, 2025
Alpine linux fails with [Makefile:381: patchelf.o] Segmentation fault (core dumped) docker multiplatform: installing on linux/arm64 Open

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NixOS/patchelf#588 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 13, 2025
Readme doesn't include the `--add-rpath` option Open

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NixOS/patchelf#586 · Opened Feb 3, 2025
patchelf for elf i686 binary seems to be broken Open

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NixOS/patchelf#585 · Opened Jan 23, 2025
2 tests fail on FreeBSD Open

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NixOS/patchelf#584 · 1 comment · Opened Jan 21, 2025
segfault following assert fail at patchelf.cc:556 Open

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NixOS/patchelf#583 · 3 comments · Opened Jan 17, 2025
Call to --add-needed fails on .dbg files Open

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NixOS/patchelf#580 · Opened Dec 5, 2024
Android .note.gnu.property: unexpected note type. Expected 5, got 0. Open

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NixOS/patchelf#579 · Opened Dec 2, 2024
Android/Termux: make check failing Open

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NixOS/patchelf#578 · Opened Nov 28, 2024
dlopen failed: cannot find "alizedOrThrow" from verneed[0] in DT_NEEDED list for "/base.apk!/lib/arm64-v8a/libxxxxtensorflowlite.so" Open

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NixOS/patchelf#576 · 1 comment · Opened Nov 26, 2024
When the size of the executable file is greater than UINT32_MAX, the section rewriting will fail. Open

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NixOS/patchelf#571 · Opened Nov 17, 2024
Dynamically linked uClibc MIPS binaries are not recognized, missing section headers? Open

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NixOS/patchelf#569 · Opened Nov 3, 2024
Patchelf set-rpath fails on Fedora 41 beta Open

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NixOS/patchelf#568 · 6 comments · Opened Oct 23, 2024
FAIL: shared-rpath.sh Open

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NixOS/patchelf#563 · Opened Jul 30, 2024
build-id.sh fails when `LANG` ≠ `C` Open

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NixOS/patchelf#561 · 1 comment · Opened Jul 20, 2024
adding an RPATH makes it impossible to extract the GNU Build ID from a core dump Open

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NixOS/patchelf#560 · Opened Jul 9, 2024
Test shared-rpath fails when building with lld Open

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NixOS/patchelf#559 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Jun 10, 2024
Segfault with auditwheel and patchelf Open

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NixOS/patchelf#558 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Jun 7, 2024
Version of gcc compiler effects correctness of patchelf 0.18 Open

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NixOS/patchelf#557 · 1 comment · Opened Jun 5, 2024
Add a way to change visibility of symbols Open

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NixOS/patchelf#556 · Opened May 29, 2024
Patching hard-coded paths within the text segment. Open

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NixOS/patchelf#555 · Opened May 22, 2024
[RISCV] Error on 'make check' - relocation truncated to fit: R_RISCV_RVC_LUI against `__TMC_LIST__' Open

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NixOS/patchelf#553 · 1 reaction · Opened May 15, 2024
`replace-needed.sh` test fails on 32-bit arm Open

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NixOS/patchelf#551 · Opened Mar 28, 2024
Need help for cross-compliling libc.so.6 Open

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NixOS/patchelf#545 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 14, 2024
rename-dynamic-symbols produces unusable binary Open

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NixOS/patchelf#540 · 1 comment · Opened Dec 15, 2023
build failed for NetBSD Open

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NixOS/patchelf#539 · Opened Dec 7, 2023
Patchelf 0.18.0 Build failure on s390x with "span : out of range error" Open

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NixOS/patchelf#537 · Opened Nov 30, 2023
Relocatable binaries not handled Open

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NixOS/patchelf#536 · Opened Nov 26, 2023
SEGV when ELF has a malformed .dynamic section Open

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NixOS/patchelf#535 · Opened Nov 23, 2023
Program header editing features Open

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NixOS/patchelf#533 · 5 comments · Opened Nov 20, 2023
Regression in 0.18.0: --set-rpath creates broken header alignment Open

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NixOS/patchelf#528 · 8 comments · 4 reactions · Opened Nov 2, 2023
Allow --rename-dynamic-symbols to change the version tag. Open

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NixOS/patchelf#527 · 4 reactions · Opened Oct 30, 2023
`patchelf --set-interpreter` and `patchelf --set-rpath` depend on the order (at least on i686-linux) Open

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NixOS/patchelf#524 · 3 comments · 3 reactions · Opened Oct 14, 2023
What versions support redhat6 Open

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NixOS/patchelf#523 · 1 reaction · Opened Oct 13, 2023
repeated-updates.sh fails on mips64el Open

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NixOS/patchelf#522 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 26, 2023
patchelf breaks dylibs from recent Firefox Nightly builds Open

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NixOS/patchelf#520 · 11 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Sep 20, 2023
Test regression in 0.18.0: repeated-updates.sh, replace-add-needed.sh Open

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NixOS/patchelf#515 · 5 comments · Opened Aug 22, 2023
patchelf: cannot find section '.interp'. The input file is most likely statically linked Open

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NixOS/patchelf#509 · 1 comment · Opened Jul 25, 2023

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