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Date:      Tue, 06 May 2003 21:39:41 -0700
From:      Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
To:        "Jacques A. Vidrine" <nectar@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        freebsd-arch@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: `Hiding' libc symbols
Message-ID:  <3EB88E0D.D8AA9B2F@mindspring.com>
References:  <20030505225021.GA43345@nagual.pp.ru> <Pine.GSO.4.10.10305051855570.10283-100000@pcnet1.pcnet.com> <20030505232012.GC21953@madman.celabo.org> <20030506152542.GC77708@madman.celabo.org>

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"Jacques A. Vidrine" wrote:
> On Tue, May 06, 2003 at 09:56:06AM +0200, Harti Brandt wrote:
> > There is no guarantee that you 'fix' the port by hiding the symbol.  You
> > may as well break it. This depends on the function itself and on the
> > internal relationships in libc. You have to go through each individual
> > port and see what happens anyway.
> 
> Please explain.  I _am_ guaranteed that keeping the port from hijacking
> strlcpy calls in libc will not break the port.  How could the port rely
> on the internals of libc?

Have you looked at the "electric fence" port lately?

-- Terry



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