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[PATCH] gnu: gcc@7: Use retpoline options when building itself.

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From: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 30111 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Alex Vong <alexvong1995 <at> gmail.com>
Subject: [bug#30111] gnu: gcc <at> 7: Apply the 'retpoline' mitigation technique.
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 15:31:51 -0800

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On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 02:11:14PM +0100, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
> Hi Alex,
> 
> Alex Vong <alexvong1995 <at> gmail.com> skribis:
> 
> > ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) writes:
> 
> [...]
> 
> >> Do you know if a new 7.x including retpoline support is scheduled for
> >> release soon?
> >>
> > Yes, I think they will appear in 7.3 according to [0]. Also, some
> > changes appear to be in gcc-7-branch already[1]. Do you think we should
> > wait for it instead?
> 
> Yes, perhaps we should wait for that release.
> 
> What do people think?

It depends on whether or not the GCC team is confident in the
implementation yet. If they are still working out the kinks then I
suggest waiting.

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