GNU bug report logs - #19067
24.4; temacs startup failure when both PT_PAX and XATTR_PAX flags are enabled in Linux

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From: Ulrich Müller <ulm <at> gentoo.org>
To: 19067 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#19067: [PATCH] Use consistent paxctl and setfattr flags for temacs.
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 12:49:09 +0100

From 7a519d08281d003f26bb4a9048dd5d428fb7f21e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Ulrich=20M=C3=BCller?= <ulm <at> gentoo.org>
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 12:37:54 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Use consistent paxctl and setfattr flags for temacs.

* Makefile.in (temacs$(EXEEXT)): Use consistent flag settings
for paxctl and setfattr. Fixes temacs startup failure with
grsecurity/PaX enabled Linux kernel (bug#19067).
---
 src/ChangeLog   | 6 ++++++
 src/Makefile.in | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index f9f3a0f..7c690e2 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2014-11-16  Ulrich Müller  <ulm <at> gentoo.org>
+
+	* Makefile.in (temacs$(EXEEXT)): Use consistent flag settings
+	for paxctl and setfattr. Fixes temacs startup failure with
+	grsecurity/PaX enabled Linux kernel (bug#19067).
+
 2014-11-16  Stefan Monnier  <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
 
 	* frame.c (Fhandle_switch_frame): Deactivate shift-region (bug#19003).
diff --git a/src/Makefile.in b/src/Makefile.in
index 70e31b5..99f9981 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ temacs$(EXEEXT): $(LIBXMENU) $(ALLOBJS) \
 	test "$(CANNOT_DUMP)" = "yes" || \
 	  test "X$(PAXCTL)" = X || $(PAXCTL) -r temacs$(EXEEXT)
 	test "$(CANNOT_DUMP)" = "yes" || test -z "$(SETFATTR)" || \
-	  $(SETFATTR) -n user.pax.flags -v r $@
+	  $(SETFATTR) -n user.pax.flags -v er $@
 
 ## The following oldxmenu-related rules are only (possibly) used if
 ## HAVE_X11 && !USE_GTK, but there is no harm in always defining them.
-- 
2.1.3

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