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diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 709ee40e50..f976abccbd 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ Major new features: * The strlcpy and strlcat functions have been added. They are derived from OpenBSD, and are expected to be added to a future POSIX version. +* A new configure option, "--enable-fortify-source", can be used to build the + GNU C Library with _FORTIFY_SOURCE. The level of fortification can either be + provided, or is set to the highest value supported by the compiler. If not + explicitly enabled, then fortify source is forcibly disabled so to keep + original behavior unchanged. + Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility: * In the Linux kernel for the hppa/parisc architecture some of the |