[GHC] #10208: libffi issues executable stacks on i386

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#10208: libffi issues executable stacks on i386
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              Reporter:  slyfox          |             Owner:  simonmar
                  Type:  bug             |            Status:  new
              Priority:  normal          |         Milestone:  7.10.2
             Component:  Runtime System  |           Version:  7.10.1
              Keywords:                  |  Operating System:  Linux
          Architecture:  x86             |   Type of failure:  None/Unknown
             Test Case:                  |        Blocked By:
              Blocking:                  |   Related Tickets:
Differential Revisions:  D764            |
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 Noticed today when built binaries for i386-gentoo-linux.
 Latest build phase checks for executable stacks
 in final result.
 {{{
      * RWX --- --- usr/lib/ghc-7.10.1/rts/libffi.so.6.0.2
      * RWX --- --- usr/lib/ghc-7.10.1/rts/libffi.so
      * RWX --- --- usr/lib/ghc-7.10.1/rts/libffi.so.6
      * !WX --- --- usr/lib/ghc-7.10.1/rts/libCffi.a:win32.o
      * !WX --- --- usr/lib/ghc-7.10.1/rts/libCffi_p.a:win32.o
      * !WX --- --- usr/lib/ghc-7.10.1/rts/libCffi_l.a:win32.o
      * !WX --- --- usr/lib/ghc-7.10.1/rts/libCffi_debug.a:win32.o
      * !WX --- --- usr/lib/ghc-7.10.1/rts/libCffi_thr.a:win32.o
      * !WX --- --- usr/lib/ghc-7.10.1/rts/libCffi_thr_debug.a:win32.o
      * !WX --- --- usr/lib/ghc-7.10.1/rts/libCffi_thr_l.a:win32.o
      * !WX --- --- usr/lib/ghc-7.10.1/rts/libCffi_thr_p.a:win32.o
 }}}

 Issue first found and fixed in gentoo:
     http://bugs.gentoo.org/511634
 and then sent upstream:
     http://sourceware.org/ml/libffi-discuss/2014/msg00058.html

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