executable stack in libgcrypt

Axel Thimm Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
Wed Jul 5 02:10:51 CEST 2006


On Mon, Jul 03, 2006 at 05:31:48PM +0200, Werner Koch wrote:
> On Sun,  2 Jul 2006 00:41, Axel Thimm said:
> 
> > libgcrypt with asm marks the object and library as requiring
> > executable stack. On systems with enforced selinux policy this breaks
> 
> Please check the configure options as well as the mail archiove from
> the last few weeks.

Thanks, I found the configure switch (although nothing in the
archives, maybe on another gnupg.org list?)

> > .section .note.GNU-stack, "", @progbits
> 
> This is not portable as it relies on the GNU as.  Thus we require for
> now a configure switch.

It breaks with binutils 2.11.93.0.2, 2.13.90.0.2 and 2.13.90.0.18 (no
warning and 2x errors out). Would these versions support the .section
construct?
-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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