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-rw-r--r--pym/portage/util/_dyn_libs/LinkageMapELF.py5
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pym/portage/util/_dyn_libs/LinkageMapELF.py b/pym/portage/util/_dyn_libs/LinkageMapELF.py
index 2ad97bbc7..cf8def34b 100644
--- a/pym/portage/util/_dyn_libs/LinkageMapELF.py
+++ b/pym/portage/util/_dyn_libs/LinkageMapELF.py
@@ -568,6 +568,11 @@ class LinkageMapELF(object):
if the object is unknown. Returns an empty tuple if the owner(s)
are unknown.
+ NOTE: For preserved libraries, the owner(s) may have been been
+ previously uninstalled, but these uninstalled owners can be
+ returned by this method since they are registered in the
+ PreservedLibsRegistry.
+
@param obj: absolute path to an object
@type obj: string (example: '/usr/bin/bar')
@rtype: tuple