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Linux kernel will support $ORIGIN, sort of

· · July 21, 2026, 3:12 a.m.

Summary

This blog post discusses the author's exploration of making binaries relocatable in Nix during TacoSprint 2026, with a focus on the support for $ORIGIN in the Linux kernel.

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