Re: Fortify_source and stack-protector-strong

[Florian Weimer via Gcc-help <gcc-help@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

* Reinoud Koornstra via Gcc-help:

> Is it possible to compile with -stack-protector-strong and
> FORTIFY_SOURCE=1 or =2?  Or should both be used exclusively from
> another? Both check for similar things.

They complement each other.  I think most distributions use both these
days (-fstack-protector-strong and -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2).

Thanks,
Florian