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Re: [PATCH 2/2] mingw: enable DEP and ASLR

From
brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
Date
May 1, 2019, 23:36 UTC
Message-ID
<20190501233641.GC202237@genre.crustytoothpaste.net>
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On Wed, May 01, 2019 at 08:39:22PM +0200, Alban Gruin wrote:
> -Og also exists to debug[0], even if it’s far less known.  Perhaps it’s
> better to check for -g (and its variants[1]) as the user clearly states
> their intent to debug the resulting binary, rather than checking for
> special cases.

I can't speak for the Windows folks, but Debian frequently builds with -O2 -g and strips the debugging symbols into a separate package that can be installed in case of a crash. So -g need not be an indication of non-production use.

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  1. 0/2 Enable Data Execution Protection and Address Space Layout Randomization on WindowsJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Apr 29, 2019
  2. 2/2 mingw: enable DEP and ASLRİsmail Dönmez via GitGitGadget, Apr 29, 2019
  3. Johannes SixtApr 30, 2019
  4. Johannes SchindelinApr 30, 2019
  5. Johannes SixtApr 30, 2019
  6. Alban GruinMay 1, 2019
  7. brian m. carlsonMay 1, 2019
  8. Johannes SchindelinMay 8, 2019
  9. Johannes SchindelinMay 8, 2019
  10. Jeff KingMay 1, 2019
  11. Jonathan NiederMay 1, 2019
  12. Johannes SchindelinMay 8, 2019
  13. 1/2 mingw: do not let ld strip relocationsİsmail Dönmez via GitGitGadget, Apr 29, 2019
  14. 0/2 Enable Data Execution Protection and Address Space Layout Randomization on WindowsJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, May 8, 2019
  15. 2/2 mingw: enable DEP and ASLRİsmail Dönmez via GitGitGadget, May 8, 2019
  16. 1/2 mingw: do not let ld strip relocationsİsmail Dönmez via GitGitGadget, May 8, 2019

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