GNU bug report logs - #12714
[PATCH] build: do not redefine _FORTIFY_SOURCE

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From: Mike Frysinger <vapier <at> gentoo.org>
To: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
Cc: 12714-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12714: [PATCH] build: do not redefine _FORTIFY_SOURCE
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:45:23 -0400

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On Wednesday 24 October 2012 12:09:27 Jim Meyering wrote:
> Mike Frysinger wrote:
> > On Tuesday 23 October 2012 15:26:14 Jim Meyering wrote:
> >> Mike Frysinger wrote:
> >> > If the active compiler or flags have already defined _FORTIFY_SOURCE,
> >> > don't go overriding that.  Otherwise we get a lot of spew about the
> >> > flag being redefined.
> >> > 
> >> > * configure.ac (FORTIFY_SOURCE): Check if _FORTIFY_SOURCE is defined.
> >> > ---
> 
> ...
> 
> >> Thanks.  Please adjust the log (or just tell us and we'll adjust it)
> >> so that we know which compiler motivates this change.
> > 
> > Ubuntu will enable _FORTIFY_SOURCE by default.  not sure about Debian. 
> > Gentoo has been doing it for a while.
> 
> Thanks.  I've adjusted the log.
> Ok with you?

looks fine, thanks
-mike

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