Re: GRUB2 Build on Mac OS X

[Andrei Warkentin]

I think the best solution would be to entirely avoid Apple's bundled  
OS X-specific GCC. An powerpc-elf -targetted GCC cross-compiler  
hosted on OS X should be perfect for both OpenSolaris and for GRUB2.

On Dec 8, 2005, at 12:10 AM, Andre Smith wrote:

> The GRUB2 build fails on Mac OS X, due to non-support of nested  
> functions in GCC on OS X. The reasoning behind this, the GCC  
> implementation of nested functions uses stack based execution.  
> Hackers use buffer overflows, along with stack based execution, to  
> exploit weaknesses in poorly written code. Apple has decided to  
> disable nested function support until a volunteer has patched GCC  
> with a non-stack based implementation of nested functions.
>
> I would like to see the PowerPC port of Open Solaris build on Mac  
> hardware. I have been working on patches for the code that uses  
> nested functions in the GRUB2 project and I would like get some  
> feedback from the list. I would also like to solicit help in  
> testing the patches against the official tree for regression testing.
>
> Thanks,
> Andre
>
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