Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2019 08:33:40 -0400 From: Shawn Webb <shawn.webb@hardenedbsd.org> To: Dimitry Andric <dim@FreeBSD.org> Cc: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r353937 - in head/share: man/man5 mk Message-ID: <20191024123340.gx67z4kmeygkmkq2@mutt-hbsd> In-Reply-To: <201910231702.x9NH2jQv045130@repo.freebsd.org> References: <201910231702.x9NH2jQv045130@repo.freebsd.org>
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--jzlmacwrquhn3cih Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Oct 23, 2019 at 05:02:45PM +0000, Dimitry Andric wrote: > Author: dim > Date: Wed Oct 23 17:02:45 2019 > New Revision: 353937 > URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/353937 >=20 > Log: > Build toolchain components as dynamically linked executables by default > =20 > Summary: > Historically, we have built toolchain components such as cc, ld, etc as > statically linked executables. One of the reasons being that you could > sometimes save yourself from botched upgrades, by e.g. recompiling a > "known good" libc and reinstalling it. > =20 > In this day and age, we have boot environments, virtual machine > snapshots, cloud backups, and other much more reliable methods to > restore systems to working order. So I think the time is ripe to flip > this default, and link the toolchain components dynamically, just like > almost all other executables on FreeBSD. > =20 > Maybe at some point they can even become PIE executables by default! :) They have been on HardenedBSD for a few years now. :) Thanks, --=20 Shawn Webb Cofounder / Security Engineer HardenedBSD Tor-ified Signal: +1 443-546-8752 Tor+XMPP+OTR: lattera@is.a.hacker.sx GPG Key ID: 0xFF2E67A277F8E1FA GPG Key Fingerprint: D206 BB45 15E0 9C49 0CF9 3633 C85B 0AF8 AB23 0FB2 --jzlmacwrquhn3cih Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCAAdFiEEA6TL67gupaZ9nzhT/y5nonf44foFAl2xmh8ACgkQ/y5nonf4 4fpdjA/+IHchf1rmn9QUtdjpK6JH7UEC6r7jSfA+O2eYrp5W6ktxmTHjUBGVof5c P9fKim5R4zgg+yoADMMtxSpJr9QgzpwEapPxVQ7zOooICaaD6Nvh/c6ZE+4e60rD tyG4MjX80Gh1jUSdNTX5W1bHUFFekIA5bD3w3LaomAKHEmqVKda3tqtfJPCIEVTj yal9PyWoXDbLKAPKq3KFHbaGWJO8XPk3a86N+UkJYQ+56uN5kDUsvuzps9LgPyI5 K4J6RrcN/rYKgqzxkSEesj0I4k2lAyJ6tAPpfRzeMmiifwkUpf3LiS5uWB4Y4z52 aUwYXxvo1SNGtQbKoPbBkgW9MjzC0CIcCq7JfEiS+G3i7YGsYwuZv7qUCwoNMN7S kvJlMrpQuQDtx/VfpFjCgVzrlOj7q9jq7KE2oU9n1J5q0IzCngKjb7tv2WoRr2kC pwxwsi1NGyXKz8f0mElO+IJmxOkR0v7ZVQ09pkQ8jOwYLBqZOPSkwOJfFu0vzQEg CkS2M+oxU9DTimqL9Kg3uynV0NM0wpNieeWIFMP9gd6RyUKxxWfqZpoWk5mKEFju PcxJzaN13QZqr8VNP2vyxmEZfJVlRi7N7ywxXLfNWC5Bmem0g0LdSP6R7igjvJ5G iOE6w6/UxQCQfrZu5nfXlnuAOBjJG8rGRnfGqfkrOnsNVd0CAeI= =/RJC -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --jzlmacwrquhn3cih--
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