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[Bug c/53529] assembler errors while building a cross compiler if . (dot) is in your PATH
- From: "bernard.van.duijnen at oracle dot com" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- To: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 15:49:43 +0000
- Subject: [Bug c/53529] assembler errors while building a cross compiler if . (dot) is in your PATH
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- References: <bug-53529-4@http.gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/>
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=53529
--- Comment #2 from Bernard van Duijnen <bernard.van.duijnen at oracle dot com> 2012-05-30 15:49:43 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #1)
> Don't do it then? Having . in $PATH is a severe security issue anyway.
Typically it is unsecure yes, but not always. For instance on my ubuntu
laptop where I am the one and only user I do not think that is an issue.
Its easy to fix your PATH to solve it, but only once you know that is
the issue, just a check to catch the situation and give a warning is a
sufficient solution.