If the _FORTIFY_SOURCE has been already defined, we unconditionally redefine it, leaving us with warning/error thrown at compilation time. --- m4/virt-compile-warnings.m4 | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/m4/virt-compile-warnings.m4 b/m4/virt-compile-warnings.m4 index cdcbad9..894ab59 100644 --- a/m4/virt-compile-warnings.m4 +++ b/m4/virt-compile-warnings.m4 @@ -84,8 +84,13 @@ AC_DEFUN([LIBVIRT_SANDBOX_COMPILE_WARNINGS],[ gl_WARN_ADD([-Wframe-larger-than=4096]) # Use improved glibc headers - AC_DEFINE([_FORTIFY_SOURCE], [2], - [enable compile-time and run-time bounds-checking, and some warnings]) + AH_VERBATIM([FORTIFY_SOURCE], + [/* Enable compile-time and run-time bounds-checking, and some warnings, + without upsetting newer glibc. */ + #if !defined _FORTIFY_SOURCE && defined __OPTIMIZE__ && __OPTIMIZE__ + # define _FORTIFY_SOURCE 2 + #endif + ]) # Extra special flags dnl -fstack-protector stuff passes gl_WARN_ADD with gcc -- 1.8.0.2 -- libvir-list mailing list libvir-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvir-list