https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=112897
Bug ID: 112897
Summary: Have a configure option for all common flags used by
default on distros
Product: gcc
Version: 13.2.1
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: P3
Component: other
Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org
Reporter: ago at gentoo dot org
Target Milestone: ---
Historically, distro like Gentoo Hardened, used patches to make gcc compile by
default with pie/ssp.
After a lot of years these patches are not anymore needed because they have
been 'translated' into a configure option by upstream (-enable-default-pie
--enable-default-ssp), so I'm wondering about create a proper configure option
for the mostly used flags used on distros.
That means do the job once upstream, and then distros can use the proper
configure option while atm distros need to rebase patches on each gcc bump.
This is what I have found from a rapid search:
Debian:
https://salsa.debian.org/toolchain-team/gcc/-/blob/master/debian/patches/gcc-distro-specs.diff
Fedora (there are other unrelated patches):
https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/source/tree/Packages/g/gcc-13.2.1-5.fc40.src.rpm
Gentoo (there are other unrelated patches):
https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/gcc-patches.git/tree/13.2.0/gentoo
What do you think?
