[OpenIndiana-discuss] Workaround for Flash issue

[Udo Grabowski (IMK)]

On 24/01/2014 16:08, Bob Friesenhahn wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Jan 2014, Udo Grabowski (IMK) wrote:
>
>> On 24/01/2014 15:39, Jonathan Adams wrote:
>>> I was wondering if you can LD_PRELOAD the flashplayer in order to get it to
>>> load the objects in the correct order ... but I have neither the skills or
>>> the knowledge to test this out.
>>>
>> I've wasted days of experimenting with that, but I found no
>> solution. Neither LD_LIBRARY_PATH nor all permutations in LD_PRELOAD_32
>
> Did you also experiment with LD_BIND_NOW?
>
> Given that a working installation still exists, it is likely possible
> to track each lazy symbol being bound on demand in addition to when
> .so files get loaded.  Fortified with this info, there is more
> possibility of the needle being found in the haystack.
>
> In addition to a "threading issue" there might be a duplicate symbol
> issue where the same symbol is offered by multiple libraries and
> access order influences which symbol is actually used.
>

Did try LD_BIND_NOW, but it didn't help, but you're right, this
could help to get the symbols into the debugger (which is tricky,
as you have to catch the seaprate called plugin-container when it
loads and before the video actually starts).
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