[tbb-bugs] #29013 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Provide stack smashing protection for mingw-clang builds

Mon Sep 30 15:38:49 UTC 2019

#29013: Provide stack smashing protection for mingw-clang builds
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 Reporter:  gk                                   |          Owner:  tbb-
                                                 |  team
     Type:  enhancement                          |         Status:  new
 Priority:  High                                 |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-rbm, GeorgKoppen201908,          |  Actual Points:
  TorBrowserTeam201909, tbb-9.0                  |
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:  1
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by gk):

 So, not adding `libssp.dll.a` solves actually both issues I had (the
 dynamically linking and the crashes). I might be tempted to pick this up
 to get it still into 9.0 or 9.5a1 if the former is too risky. :)

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