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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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#20215: closed (Re: bug#20215: 25.0.50; Support compilation as
 PIE)
Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2019 22:01:02 +0000
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Your bug report

#20215: 25.0.50; Support compilation as PIE

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 20215 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: 20215-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#20215: 25.0.50; Support compilation as PIE
Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2019 18:00:26 -0400
Version: 27.1

>> ... it should be replaced by a portable dumper.

And lo, it was.

Compiling with -fPIE seems to work with the portable dumper that will be
the default for Emacs 27.1 onwards.

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From: Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 25.0.50; Support compilation as PIE
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2015 22:42:39 +0100
Currently when trying to compile as a position-independent executable,
e.g.

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

Emacs segfaults when dumping.



In GNU Emacs 25.0.50.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.10.8)
 of 2014-12-01 on touchstone.was.corp.google.com, modified by Debian
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.11501000
System Description:	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

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