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Re:C compiler with support for structs written in Assembly by giomasce on Monday August 27, 2018 @11:47AM (#17852153)
Because when you cross compile you have to trust your compiler. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backdoor_(computing)#Compiler_...
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Re:C compiler with support for structs written in Assembly by ailideex on Monday August 27, 2018 @11:59AM (#17852232)
And when you compile regularly you don't?
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Re:C compiler with support for structs written in Assembly by giomasce on Monday August 27, 2018 @12:02PM (#17852255)
Yes, but if you want to rebuild the trust chain you cannot restart from an untrusted compiler. The idea is to bootstrap a trusted compiler from nothing (i.e., from little enough so that you can check it directly), and then use the trusted compiler for everything else.
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Re:C compiler with support for structs written in Assembly by geezerjay on Monday August 27, 2018 @12:51PM (#17852592)
When you compile regularly you don't, mainly because you're more interested in ensuring your code isn't broken and you have no intention to ship the binaries to anyone.
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