Re: [PATCH] use -pie in CFLAGS

From: Branko Čibej <brane_at_xbc.nu>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:38:47 +0100

Olaf Hering wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 24, Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis wrote:
>
>
>> Are you sure that -fpie etc. are supported by all compilers?
>>
>
> I'm sure all recent gcc versions handle it.
>

But we can test during configure if the compiler is gcc and if it
understands those options.

On the other hand, I'd like to hear a bit more about why we'd want to
use -fpie, apart from that "security people" like it.

-- Brane

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