Re: [gentoo-user] gcc 6 PIE use flag

[Andrew Savchenko]

On Tue, 9 May 2017 14:36:09 +1000 Adam Carter wrote:
> Shared objects often need -fPIC for proper relocations when
> 
> > linking, just add it when you're told to. It allows COW strategy
> > for DLOs but at the cost of extra CPU register and some slowdown.
> >
> >
> Shouldn't this be in the ebuilds? eg.
> if gcc:6[pie];
>     then CFLAGS=${CFLAGS} -fPIC

I'm not so sure. Whether -fPIC is required or not depends on too
many factors and adding it when not needed will bring harm.

Are you using hardened?

Best regards,
Andrew Savchenko

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