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Re:OpenBSD base now free of C++ by wnoise on Monday March 14, 2011 @03:21PM (#2323975)
But if nothing links with it, so there are no executables using it, that would seem to reduce the attack surface.
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Re:OpenBSD base now free of C++ by tedunangst on Monday March 14, 2011 @04:26PM (#2324253)
The attack surface of "there is groff in /usr/bin" was never very substantial.
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Re:OpenBSD base now free of C++ by wnoise on Monday March 14, 2011 @06:47PM (#2324864)
Get root to run "man foo" with the right manpath...
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