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From: Simon Strandman <simon.strandman@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-hardened@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-hardened] -fforce-addr in CFLAGS.
Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 18:55:42
Message-Id: 42B5BF3D.7010708@telia.com
1 I just checked make.defaults for the x86 hardened profile and it has
2 CFLAGS="-O2 -mcpu=i386 -pipe -fforce-addr".
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4 Why the -fforce-addr? Does it have any impact on security?
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6 I use hardened on my home server but I don't have -fforce-addr in its
7 CFLAGS. Should I add it?
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10 Simon Strandman <simon.strandman@×××××.com>
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Replies

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Re: [gentoo-hardened] -fforce-addr in CFLAGS. Patrick Rutkowski <rutski89@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-hardened] -fforce-addr in CFLAGS. Ned Ludd <solar@g.o>