Hi all, Allegro the gaming library contains some asm code which is put in a static lib (liballeg_unsharable.so) because its not PIC. Unfortunatly these asm files don't (didn't) properly add a GNU stack section to the obj files they generate causing apps linked against allegro (using allegro-config --libs) to require an executable stack. This has caused allegro using apps to fail now that allow_exec_mem has been set to false in newer targeted-policy releases. Yes you've read that correctly because execmem has been set to false. The problem here is that create_pthread tries to create a piece of executable mem to use as stack for the new thread. Now that allegro has been fixed all apps using allegro must be rebuild. here is a list of packages which are linked against allegro: [hans@localhost ~]$ repoquery --whatrequires liballeg.so.4.2 allegro-tools-0:4.2.0-11.i386 crystal-stacker-theme-editor-0:1.5-0.pre.2.fc5.i386 shippy-allegro-0:1.3.3.7-2.fc5.i386 allegro-tools-0:4.2.0-12.fc5.i386 zasx-0:1.30-1.fc5.i386 worminator-0:3.0R2.1-3.fc5.i386 dumb-0:0.9.3-2.fc5.i386 overgod-0:1.0-3.fc5.i386 AllegroOGG-0:1.0.3-2.fc5.i386 crystal-stacker-0:1.5-0.pre.2.fc5.i386 dumb-0:0.9.3-3.fc5.i386 DevIL-0:1.6.8-0.7.rc1.fc5.i386 DevIL-0:1.6.8-0.8.rc1.fc5.i386 worminator-0:3.0R2.1-2.fc5.i386 adime-0:2.2.1-3.fc5.i386 lacewing-0:1.10-4.fc5.i386 rafkill-0:1.2.1-1.fc5.i386 raidem-0:0.3.1-2.fc5.i386 raidem-0:0.3-2.fc5.i386 This is on FC-5 as repoquery is broken on devel atm. Now all those packages are maintained by me except for DevIL, however I was the reviewer of DevIL and DevIl doesn't link against alleg_unsharable, thats left up to the application, since if DevIL would do this it would be become non PIC. I've queued rebuilds for devel for all apps listed above, all libs listed above do not need a rebuild because of the same reasons as DevIL. So unless I'm mistaken nobody needs todo anything, still I wanted to let you all know about this. Regards, Hans -- fedora-extras-list mailing list fedora-extras-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-extras-list
