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Grant wrote: |
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> That's great. I'm up against a mysql upgrade that doesn't want to go |
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> through without the new gcc, so I'm going for it now. |
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> I have 4 desktops on a non-hardened profile and 1 server on a hardened |
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> profile. I'd love to put the desktops on a hardened profile with this |
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> new gcc. Can I switch from non-hardened to hardened? |
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> - Grant |
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Yep. Just switch your profile to the hardened one, and emerge system |
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(the FAQ[1] claims only binutils, gcc, and virtual/libc are necessary). |
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Then, switch your compiler, and emerge -ve world to recompile everything |
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with the new GCC. |
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Note that I said there were *fewer* problems with gcc-4.x than there |
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were with gcc-3.x hardened. That doesn't mean there aren't problems |
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using hardened for a desktop machine. A few packages, e.g. |
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* Non-free video drivers |
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* Wine |
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* Mplayer |
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* OpenOffice |
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usually fail unless you switch to vanilla GCC temporarily. Although, now |
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that gcc-4.x is stable, we can probably file these as bugs and get them |
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fixed. |
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[1] http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/hardened/hardenedfaq.xml |
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