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diff --git a/manual/memory.texi b/manual/memory.texi index 5781a64f35..258fdbd3a0 100644 --- a/manual/memory.texi +++ b/manual/memory.texi @@ -1379,9 +1379,7 @@ There is one problem with @code{MALLOC_CHECK_}: in SUID or SGID binaries it could possibly be exploited since diverging from the normal programs behavior it now writes something to the standard error descriptor. Therefore the use of @code{MALLOC_CHECK_} is disabled by default for -SUID and SGID binaries. It can be enabled again by the system -administrator by adding a file @file{/etc/suid-debug} (the content is -not important it could be empty). +SUID and SGID binaries. So, what's the difference between using @code{MALLOC_CHECK_} and linking with @samp{-lmcheck}? @code{MALLOC_CHECK_} is orthogonal with respect to |