- Issued:
- 2009-10-29
- Updated:
- 2009-10-29
RHBA-2009:1534 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
gcc bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
A gcc update that resolves an option handling bug where only the last
"-fno-builtin-*" option specified on the command line was honored is now
available.
Description
The gcc packages include C, C++, Java, Fortran, Objective C, and Ada 95 GNU
compilers, along with related support libraries.
This update fixes the following bug:
- if multiple "-fno-builtin-*" options were specified on the command line
(for example, "-fno-builtin-iswalpha -fno-builtin-iswalnum") only the last
option was honored (in the example, -fno-builtin-iswalnum). With this
update, joined switches are no longer pruned, ensuring all such options are
honored, as expected. (BZ#526421)
Users are advised to install this gcc update, which applies this fix.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.3 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.3 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.3 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.3 ppc
Fixes
- BZ - 526421 - [RHEL5] gcc: if more than one -fno-builtin-* options are specified, only the last one is effective
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
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