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Re: [PATCH 1/2] BZ#10375: Configure magic to use -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE if needed.

From: Nix <nix at esperi dot org dot uk>
To: Roland McGrath <roland at hack dot frob dot com>
Cc: "Carlos O'Donell" <carlos at systemhalted dot org>, libc-alpha at sourceware dot org
Date: Tue, 08 May 2012 11:49:19 +0100
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] BZ#10375: Configure magic to use -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE if needed.
References: <20120507230613.1D8222C06E@topped-with-meat.com><20120507230650.0FF0C2C080@topped-with-meat.com><CADZpyizUhepimoz3aozYD7W7EG4Exf3h92_c+jQBmrgVZuNG0w@mail.gmail.com><20120508024516.E5E442C099@topped-with-meat.com>

On 8 May 2012, Roland McGrath uttered the following:
> It is my considered professional opinion as an expert in the field
> that the hacking of the compiler to default to -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE
> and -fstack-protector is silly.

Maybeso, but my compile-glibc-with-fstack-protector patch (which I shall
reroll soon to exclude the change to __stack_chk_fail itself, honest)
*did* manage to find a genuine glibc bug. :)

-- 
NULL && (void)

References:
- [PATCH 0/2] BZ#10375 fixes
  - From: Roland McGrath
- [PATCH 1/2] BZ#10375: Configure magic to use -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE if needed.
  - From: Roland McGrath
- Re: [PATCH 1/2] BZ#10375: Configure magic to use -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE if needed.
  - From: Carlos O'Donell
- Re: [PATCH 1/2] BZ#10375: Configure magic to use -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE if needed.
  - From: Roland McGrath

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