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On 30/01/18 00:36, Henry Kohli wrote: |
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> Would it be usefull to do a emerge -e @world with the new GCC 7.3 ? |
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No. Unless there's a bug involved that would require a rebuild. There |
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doesn't seem to be such bug. |
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> If yes, should we add /-mindirect-branch/, /-mindirect-branch-loop/, |
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> /-mfunction-return/ and /-mindirect-branch-register to the CFLAGS ?/ |
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No! |
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These flags are for *affected* applications only. That means application |
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that: a) run third-party code, and b) do so in a sandbox. |
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The vast majority of software doesn't do that. Examples that do are web |
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browsers (they run JIT compiled javascript), and the kernel. |
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Packages that benefit from these new flags will be updated and they will |
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use those flags on their own, as needed. |
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