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Bug#282269: kernel-source-2.6.8,kernel-source-2.6.9 - uses hosted environment compiler



Package: kernel-source-2.6.8,kernel-source-2.6.9
Version: N/A
Severity: grave

The kernel source calls gcc as a "hosted environment" compiler, i.e.
without -ffreestanding. This allows them to assume the availability of
- the libc,
- libgcc and
- any other runtime code supplied by libc or gcc.

gcc hapilly makes use of this and uses symbols from shared libgcc in
kernel modules.

Bastian

-- 
... bacteriological warfare ... hard to believe we were once foolish
enough to play around with that.
		-- McCoy, "The Omega Glory", stardate unknown

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