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On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 09:20:57 +0100 |
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klondike <franxisco1988@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> 2011/2/27 Ed W <lists@××××××××××.com>: |
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> > On 26/02/2011 18:01, Magnus Granberg wrote: |
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> >> If you have read the last meeting we will be removing the pic use flag as |
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> >> default on in the hardened amd64 profile. We will start with the changes |
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> >> when |
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> >> the new structure to the profiles have settled down. |
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> > Hi, any chance of a bit of background on this change? ie the "why" and some |
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> > of the implications? |
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> Summing it up a lot, amd64 usually needs not special asm code for PIC |
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> due to the way the ABI is defined (which means being PIC by default |
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> usually). |
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You summed it up too much. Why does this need to change? |
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fonts, gcc-porting, it makes no sense how it makes no sense |
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toolchain, wxwidgets but i'll take it free anytime |
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