GNU bug report logs - #20215
25.0.50; Support compilation as PIE

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2015 21:44:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Merged with 37311

Found in versions 24.4, 25.0.50

Fixed in version 27.1

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #10 received at 20215 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 20215 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#20215: 25.0.50; Support compilation as PIE
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2015 18:46:00 -0400

> Currently when trying to compile as a position-independent executable,
> e.g.

> ./configure CFLAGS=-fPIE LDFLAGS=-pie && make

> Emacs segfaults when dumping.

I have no idea why it would crash during the dumping process, but
I wouldn't be surprised if after a successful dump of `temacs', the
resulting `emacs' crashes early on, since the dump will be writing
a heap which will probably contain pointers back into the code.


        Stefan
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