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Re: PING^3: [PATCH]: New configure options that make the compiler use -fPIE and -pie as default option
- From: Joseph Myers <joseph at codesourcery dot com>
- To: "H.J. Lu" <hjl dot tools at gmail dot com>
- Cc: Magnus Granberg <zorry at gentoo dot org>, GCC Patches <gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- Date: Tue, 19 May 2015 15:21:07 +0000
- Subject: Re: PING^3: [PATCH]: New configure options that make the compiler use -fPIE and -pie as default option
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On Mon, 18 May 2015, H.J. Lu wrote:
> > Have updates for all affected specs for all targets been posted? I just
> > saw a small and apparently arbitrary subset of targets with patches, and
> > no explanation of how those targets were identified or why the other
> > targets with specs mentioning the options in question did not need
> > updates.
> >
>
> I only posted patches for an arbitrary subset of targets because
>
> 1. Not everyone is interested in --enable-default-pie.
> 2. I can't tests all targets myself.
>
> If patches for all targets is the only blocker before the patch
> will be approved or target maintainers will help me test the patch,
> I will post patches for each target affected.
I think the whole thing should be posted as one patch, with both the
target-independent changes and the target-specific changes for all
targets.
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Joseph S. Myers
joseph@codesourcery.com