From a52dc0a11ec8d46d9efee31334eac8a89bf283cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kristi Rifenbark Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2017 15:55:41 -0800 Subject: ref-manual: Added the GCCPIE Variable to Glossary (From yocto-docs rev: b30f3d3bd6f6d333b00fc9c3797126a898fb0685) Signed-off-by: Kristi Rifenbark Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie --- documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml') diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml index 91eabf807b..5dea5ad960 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml @@ -5182,9 +5182,10 @@ id=f4d4f99cfbc2396e49c1613a7d237b9e57f06f81'>commit message. By default, the security_flags.inc file - sets a GCCPIE variable with an option - to enable Position Independent Executables (PIE) within - gcc. + sets a + GCCPIE + variable with an option to enable Position Independent + Executables (PIE) within gcc. Enabling PIE in the GNU C Compiler (GCC), makes Return Oriented Programming (ROP) attacks much more difficult to execute. -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf