Re: HEADS UP: OpenSSL problems after GCC 4.2 upgrade

From: Vlad GALU <dudu_at_dudu.ro>
Date: Sun, 20 May 2007 13:26:12 +0300
On 5/20/07, Henrik Brix Andersen <henrik_at_brixandersen.dk> wrote:
> On Sun, May 20, 2007 at 10:29:13AM +0200, Ed Schouten wrote:
> > Hello Alexander,
> >
> > * Alexander Kabaev <kabaev_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > > there were several reports of OpenSSL being broken when compiled with
> > > GCC 4.2. It turns out OpenSSL uses function casting feature that was
> > > aggressively de-supported by GCC 4.2 and GCC goes as far as inserting
> > > invalid instructions ON PURPOSE to discourage the practice.
> >
> > Is that the reason why portsnap returns SIGILL's on my box after the
> > upgrade?
>
> Most likely, yes. Check /var/log/messages.

   There might be a PEBKAC here, but after applying the patch
(cleanly) and rebuilding/reinstalling everything under
/usr/src/secure, OpenVPN still crashes with SIGILL.

>
> Regards,
> Brix
> --
> Henrik Brix Andersen <henrik_at_brixandersen.dk>
>
>


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