Thread: Compiler security flags while compiling postgres
Hello,
I wanted to get the perspective of the community on the need to compile with security flags that protect against buffer overflow. It does not appear that the installer for Windows was compiled with these options and I was wondering why.
I am thinking of a compiler flag like /GS (which is now enabled by default in the Microsoft compiler) https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8dbf701c.aspx
msdn.microsoft.com Detects some buffer overruns that overwrite a function's return address, exception handler address, or certain types of parameters. Causing a buffer overrun is a ... |
Thanks
Ramesh