Re: PowerPC paxtest results w/ gcc-4.1

2006-08-12 Thread Albert Cahalan
On 8/12/06, Paul Mackerras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Albert Cahalan writes: > VM_STACK_DEFAULT_FLAGS32 is wrong. A fail-safe > default is important for security. If gcc on PowerPC ever > does generate code which puts trampolines on the stack, > then that can be fixed by converting to legal C co

Re: PowerPC paxtest results w/ gcc-4.1

2006-08-12 Thread Alan Modra
On Sun, Aug 13, 2006 at 09:54:14AM +1000, Paul Mackerras wrote: > To get the full benefit of -msecure-plt, every object file in your > executable has to be compiled with it Yes. In particular, glibc startup files need to be compiled with -msecure-plt. If ld links any object file that uses the ol

Re: PowerPC paxtest results w/ gcc-4.1

2006-08-12 Thread Paul Mackerras
Albert Cahalan writes: > VM_STACK_DEFAULT_FLAGS32 is wrong. A fail-safe > default is important for security. If gcc on PowerPC ever > does generate code which puts trampolines on the stack, > then that can be fixed by converting to legal C code or > by adding the fragile marking to the defective e

Re: PowerPC paxtest results w/ gcc-4.1

2006-08-12 Thread Albert Cahalan
On 8/12/06, Paul Mackerras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Albert Cahalan writes: > gcc version 4.1.2 20060613 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-5) OK, so I think that version should have the new -msecure-plt flag, The flag matters not, even with the very latest binutils that Debian offers, version 2.17-

Re: PowerPC paxtest results w/ gcc-4.1

2006-08-12 Thread Paul Mackerras
Albert Cahalan writes: > gcc version 4.1.2 20060613 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-5) OK, so I think that version should have the new -msecure-plt flag, which changes the ppc32 ABI so that the PLT no longer has to be writable and executable. Previously the dynamic linker would rewrite each PLT entry

Re: PowerPC paxtest results w/ gcc-4.1

2006-08-12 Thread Albert Cahalan
On 8/12/06, Paul Mackerras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Albert Cahalan writes: > I just ran paxtest on a Mac G4 Cube. Ouch. The results are shameful. What gcc version, what binutils version, what kernel version? My gcc claims to be: Using built-in specs. Target: powerpc-linux-gnu Configured wi

libdvdread on debian testing

2006-08-12 Thread Joerg Maier
Hi people, im having trouble watching dvds on my 12" powerpook. Watching dvds worked perfectly since two years now, updating to some version with dist-upgrade might be the problem? It seems to me like a device thing as now i cannot eject the device with pbbuttons "eject" does not work anymore (i a

Re: xorg nv options

2006-08-12 Thread Joerg Maier
Hi 12" people, i can use nv on 2.6.17.3 and all the kernels earlier since a while with xorg nv driver and kernel nv fb device (video=nv:1024x768-60). My external vga connector works pretty fine (at least with 1280x1024, did not try more), and i can swsusp-resume a lot of times with the stock vanil

Re: PowerPC paxtest results w/ gcc-4.1

2006-08-12 Thread Paul Mackerras
Albert Cahalan writes: > I just ran paxtest on a Mac G4 Cube. Ouch. The results are shameful. What gcc version, what binutils version, what kernel version? Paul. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: wmv3 on powerpc(and all)

2006-08-12 Thread Bin Zhang
On 8/12/06, Bin Zhang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, If you want see wmv3 file without w32codecs, now you can. http://code.google.com/soc/ffmpeg/appinfo.html?csaid=5AA777DB19E2BB24 http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/2006-August/013521.html http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.