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Linux kernel will support $ORIGIN, sort of
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A developer collaborated with Linux kernel maintainers to propose a method for supporting $ORIGIN in relocatable binaries, eventually pivoting to an eBPF-based solution. The patch series is expected to be integrated into the kernel's next branch, facilitating more flexible interpreter selection.
For some reason, during TacoSprint 2026 I decided to see if we could tackle relocatable binaries in Nix.
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