Hi, On Thu, Jan 25, 2007 at 08:01:24PM +0100, Segher Boessenkool wrote: > > Could we perhaps parse the output of "gcc -v" before compiling, > > looking for "ubuntu" or "fedora" (or whatever those fedora guys add > > onto the version name)? Then offer a warning that the compiler may > > be broken with respect to linuxbios. > > It's just as easy to add the -fno-stack-protector flag if the > compiler supports it.
Yes. Checking for "Fedora" or "Ubuntu" is the wrong approach. We should check whether the compiler actually supports feature xyz, not whether we're on a certain platform. Uwe. -- http://www.hermann-uwe.de | http://www.holsham-traders.de http://www.crazy-hacks.org | http://www.unmaintained-free-software.org
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