Bug#220864: xserver-xfree86: dumps lot of 'Not loading .note.GNU-stack' messages on console
Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> writes:
> tag 220864 + moreinfo
> thanks
>
> On Sat, Nov 15, 2003 at 08:31:28AM +0100, Jurriaan wrote:
>> Package: xserver-xfree86
>> Version: 4.2.1-14
>> Severity: normal
>> Tags: sid
>>
>> After typing 'startx', the VT I start X from becomes clogged with at
>> least 60 lines of
>>
>> Not loading .note.GNU-stack
>> Not loading .note.GNU-stack
>>
>> It's not continuous, after X starts up, no more messages appear.
>> This didn't happen with the previous version -13.
>>
>> I hope I have the right package.
>
> Apart from generating a lot of messages to the console, does there
> appear to be any practical difference in the way 4.2.1-14 works?
Oh, err, FWI, this could be (and mostly like is) due to the patch that
went into the most recent gcc-3.3...
* Apply patch to emit .note.GNU-stack section on linux arches
which by default need executable stack.
It's a support patch for exec-shield and it's possible we need the X
exec-shield-related patches to quiet these warnings.
--
James
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