Bug#188475: /usr/bin/localedef confilicts with PAX

[GOTO Masanori <gotom@debian.or.jp>]

reassign 188475 chpax
thanks

At Tue, 15 Apr 2003 11:54:03 +0200,
mikee wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> >   This means that all programs using gcc nested functions (so trampoline
> >   technique) are totally unusable on pax environment?
> >   
> >   And do you think "chpax.sh" is useful for this purpose?  If so, I
> >   think the temporary solution is that chpax packages supports chpax.sh.
> 
> ok, "chpax.sh" solution is acceptable i think. it shold be called after
> any package install because new executables may appear that requires
> fixing... anyway nested functions are gcc extension that seem to cause
> trouble, fixing gcc to generate "proper" code would be best solution
> (from kernel config help)

OK, thanks, I reassign it to chpax package now.

> +  Skilled users can just fix GCC itself so that it implements
> +  nested function calls in a way that does not interfere with PaX.
> so i won't bother you again :-) gcc maintainers should be bothered instead ;-)

If the problem is in trampoline technique, it's difficult to change
its implementation, I think.

Regards,
-- gotom