Re: Secure Linux From Scratch

On Tuesday 16 December 2003 19:01, ashes wrote:
> On Tuesday 16 December 2003 11:20 am, Christos Gioran wrote:
> > Another problem: I started building a LFS with the host system being a
> > LFS with the propolice patch. GCC pass 1 fails complaining about
> > unresolved symbols in some stack_smashing related function. If i do not
> > apply the relevant propolice patch it does go on. Could this be a bug in
> > propolice patches? Or should I RTFM more closely?
>
> I've never seen an error from propolice in gcc pass 1. Paste the errors
> here if you get a chance, or otherwise send them to me. Just to note in gcc
> pass 1 do _not_ use -fstack-protector or the protector_only patch. Because
> gcc is built static and glibc isn't patched for it at that stage. However
> when I did my initial testing, using propolice_only in gcc pass 1, I still
> didn't get any errors from make.

Now it makes sence. My host system gcc is patched with propolice_only. This 
must be what breaks it. After I finish the libsafe stuff I will try building 
with the -fno-stack-protector CFLAG. Will get back with more info.

himicos
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