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From: Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: gcc 4.3.2 security updates
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:55:18
Message-Id: 200901110955.15016.vapier@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: gcc 4.3.2 security updates by Magnus Granberg
1 On Sunday 11 January 2009 08:23:14 Magnus Granberg wrote:
2 > On Sunday 11 January 2009 09.39.08 Mike Frysinger wrote:
3 > > On Saturday 10 January 2009 23:52:15 Magnus Granberg wrote:
4 > > > On Sunday 11 January 2009 04.26.00 Mike Frysinger wrote:
5 > > > > On Saturday 10 January 2009 19:03:17 Ryan Hill wrote:
6 > > > > > On Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:22:50 -0500 Mike Frysinger wrote:
7 > > > > > > not to be out done, gcc-4.3.2-r3 will include changes like some
8 > > > > > > other distros are now carrying:
9 > > > > > > - the -Wformat-security flag is enabled by default
10 > > > > > > - the -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 flag is enabled by default
11 > > > > > >
12 > > > > > > if you dont want this stuff, you can use the flag
13 > > > > > > -Wno-format-security and the flag -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE respectively
14 > > > > >
15 > > > > > I'm really hoping this isn't a stable candidate. :P
16 > > > >
17 > > > > gcc-4.3.2-r0 is still the stable candidate. nothing has changed.
18 > > >
19 > > > Any patches ready?
20 > >
21 > > patches for what ?
22 >
23 > For the FORTIFY and Wformat thing but i will see when it hit the tree.
24
25 the patches are going into 4.3.2-r3. i'm testing them locally before i push
26 out 4.3.2-r3.
27 -mike

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