Libtree: Ldd as a tree saying why a library is found or not
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2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
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HN comment orderDoes this copy that unexpected behavior where ldd will actually execute some libraries it's interrogating? https://catonmat.net/ldd-arbitrary-code-execution
Got me to learn that vim requires libcanberra requires libvorbisfile ... libogg ./libtree_x86_64 $(which vim) vim ├── libtinfo.so.6 [ld.so.conf] ├── libselinux.so.1 [ld.so.conf] │ └── libpcre2-8.so.0 [ld.so.conf] ├── libcanberra.so.0 [ld.so.conf] │ ├── libvorbisfile.so.3 [ld.so.conf] │ │ ├── libvorbis.so.0 [ld.so.conf] │ │ │ └── libogg.so.0 [ld.so.conf] │ │ └── libogg.so.0 (collapsed) [ld.so.conf] │ ├── libtdb.so.1 [ld.so.conf] │ └── libltdl.so.7 [ld.so.conf] ├── libacl.so.1 [ld.so.conf] ├── libgpm.so.2…
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- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 614
- Total comments
- 112
100+ points or 50+ comments
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Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-12 | Show HN: Libtree – ldd as a tree and much more | stabbles | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-04-13 | Show HN: Ldd as a Tree and Much More | stabbles | 2 | 0 |
| 2021-11-30 | Libtree: why was that library loaded? | tgamblin | 2 | 0 |
| 2021-12-02 | Libtree: Turns ldd into a tree; explains why shared libraries are found or notFirst breakout | fanf2 | 289 | 57 |
| 2023-07-02 | Libtree: Ldd as a Tree | ingve | 2 | 0 |
| 2024-06-09 | Libtree: Ldd as a tree saying why a library is found or notBest thread · Latest 20+ point return | fanf2 | 315 | 55 |
| 2026-01-09 | Libtree: Ldd as a tree saying why a library is found or not | fanf2 | 3 | 0 |