From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 62665 invoked by alias); 20 Feb 2016 13:10:27 -0000 Mailing-List: contact libc-alpha-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: libc-alpha-owner@sourceware.org Received: (qmail 62644 invoked by uid 89); 20 Feb 2016 13:10:26 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=1.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,KAM_LAZY_DOMAIN_SECURITY,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW autolearn=no version=3.3.2 spammy=try!, 1756, 8276, 58ca X-HELO: mail-out.m-online.net X-Auth-Info: Re36jpHwCrsNJ6ygVp9VXlJzwzMxA6j7CB7mkhv3wfQ+XpWusq+A7osh7Gg5IqD0 From: Andreas Schwab To: Nix Cc: libc-alpha@sourceware.org, carlos@redhat.com Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/12] Configury support for --enable-stack-protector. References: <1455963826-21885-1-git-send-email-nix@esperi.org.uk> <1455963826-21885-2-git-send-email-nix@esperi.org.uk> <87vb5jpp0n.fsf@esperi.org.uk> X-Yow: It's a lot of fun being alive... I wonder if my bed is made?!? Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2016 13:10:00 -0000 In-Reply-To: <87vb5jpp0n.fsf@esperi.org.uk> (nix@esperi.org.uk's message of "Sat, 20 Feb 2016 12:03:36 +0000") Message-ID: <87fuwn7cjo.fsf@linux-m68k.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.0.91 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-SW-Source: 2016-02/txt/msg00605.txt.bz2 Nix writes: > On 20 Feb 2016, Andreas Schwab spake thusly: > >> Nix writes: >> >>> +AC_ARG_ENABLE([stack-protector], >>> + AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-stack-protector=@<:@yes|no|all|strong@:>@], >>> + [Detect stack overflows in glibc functions with large string buffers, or in all glibc functions]), >> >> Please explain the meaning of the argument in the help string. > > It's... a bit much to explain the difference between > --stack-protector=yes/all/strong in a configure help string without > filling half the screen up with explanations, but I'll try! It should just mention the connection to -fstack-protector. Andreas. -- Andreas Schwab, schwab@linux-m68k.org GPG Key fingerprint = 58CA 54C7 6D53 942B 1756 01D3 44D5 214B 8276 4ED5 "And now for something completely different."