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Re: [PATCH] Some distributions ship compilers that include -fPIE in the
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Magnus Granberg |
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Re: [PATCH] Some distributions ship compilers that include -fPIE in the default specs (Gentoo Hardened) |
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Thu, 3 Sep 2009 18:55:15 +0200 |
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>On Thu, Sep 03, 2009 at 12:31:57AM +0200, Magnus Granberg wrote:
>> >Why not just check if the compiler accepts -fno-PIE and use it? No
>> >harm done if -fPIE wasn't default, right?
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>> Didn't want to add -fno-PIE when it was not needed and to be on the
>> safe side . I can make it to check for -fno-PIE and use that.
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>First approach was fine IMHO. But please include a ChangeLog entry.
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>--
>Robert Millan
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> The DRM opt-in fallacy: "Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and
> how) you may access your data; but nobody's threatening your freedom: we
> still allow you to remove your data and not access it at all."
The ChangeLog
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2009-09-03 Magnus Granberg <address@hidden>
* aclocal.m4: Add grub_CHECK_PIE. It check if the compiler
include -fPIE in the default specs.
* configure.ac: Check if pie_possible is yes and add -fno-PIE
to TARGET_CFLAGS.
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Hardened-Development
/Magnus Granberg (Zorry) <address@hidden>