exo dia wrote: > Hi! > > We are using Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Dapper Drake) on x86 boxes, and 6.06 uses gcc > 4.0.3...and as such, we cannot compile the new clamav-0.92: > > checking for a supported version of gcc... ok (4.0.3) > checking for gcc bug PR27603... ok, bug not present > checking for gcc bug PR28045... configure: error: your compiler has gcc > PR28045 bug, use a different compiler, see > http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28045 > > How do you "use a different compiler"? gcc 4.0.3 is what 6.06 LTS > provides...I don't know how to change this (??). > If you can't upgrade to a newer gcc, you can also use an older gcc that doesn't have this bug: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS provides gcc-3.4: http://packages.ubuntu.com/dapper/devel/gcc-3.4
# apt-get install gcc-3.4 > If I were to disable compiler optimizations in the clamav build, could I > work around this bug in gcc 4.0.3? Which clamav file(s) have a problem with > this bug? > See clamav bug #613: https://wwws.clamav.net/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=613 The source code does specific bounds checks that this compiler incorrectly removes. If you compile ClamAV with a compiler that fails either of the 3 gcc bug tests in configure, the resulting binary may be subject to a buffer-overflow. Best regards, --Edwin _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html
