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Date:      Sun, 20 May 2007 17:03:57 +0200
From:      =?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= <des@des.no>
To:        Alexander Kabaev <kabaev@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: HEADS UP: OpenSSL problems after GCC 4.2 upgrade
Message-ID:  <86k5v3h6zm.fsf@dwp.des.no>
In-Reply-To: <20070520023127.5101cc4a@kan.dnsalias.net> (Alexander Kabaev's message of "Sun\, 20 May 2007 02\:31\:27 -0400")
References:  <20070520023127.5101cc4a@kan.dnsalias.net>

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Alexander Kabaev <kabaev@gmail.com> writes:
> there were several reports of OpenSSL being broken when compiled with
> GCC 4.2. It turns out OpenSSL uses function casting feature that was
> aggressively de-supported by GCC 4.2 and GCC goes as far as inserting
> invalid instructions ON PURPOSE to discourage the practice.

Is there a web page somewhere (or an archived mailing list discussion,
or whatever) which discusses the issue and explains the rationale for
intentionally generating incorrect code?

DES
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Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav - des@des.no



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