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Re: [PATCH 01/12] Configury support for --enable-stack-protector.
- From: Nix <nix at esperi dot org dot uk>
- To: Andreas Schwab <schwab at linux-m68k dot org>
- Cc: libc-alpha at sourceware dot org, carlos at redhat dot com
- Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2016 12:03:36 +0000
- Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/12] Configury support for --enable-stack-protector.
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- References: <1455963826-21885-1-git-send-email-nix at esperi dot org dot uk> <1455963826-21885-2-git-send-email-nix at esperi dot org dot uk> <m21t87d5ki dot fsf at linux-m68k dot org>
On 20 Feb 2016, Andreas Schwab spake thusly:
> Nix <nix@esperi.org.uk> writes:
>
>> +AC_ARG_ENABLE([stack-protector],
>> + AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-stack-protector=@<:@yes|no|all|strong@:>@],
>> + [Detect stack overflows in glibc functions with large string buffers, or in all glibc functions]),
>
> Please explain the meaning of the argument in the help string.
It's... a bit much to explain the difference between
--stack-protector=yes/all/strong in a configure help string without
filling half the screen up with explanations, but I'll try!
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NULL && (void)