Xz.git: Fix Linux Landlock Feature Test in Autotools

Re:Xz.git: Fix Linux Landlock Feature Test in Autotools by michelangelo on Sunday March 31, 2024 @04:05AM (#39882380)

This is just spectacular. Evil, of course, but spectacular nevertheless.

  +        #include <sys/prctl.h>
  +. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< THIS IS IT
  +        void my_sandbox(void)
  +        {
  +

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Re:Xz.git: Fix Linux Landlock Feature Test in Autotools by fargle on Sunday March 31, 2024 @08:59PM (#39889811)

why bother with a . instead of a &nbsp or some other unicode hackdodgery?

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Re:Xz.git: Fix Linux Landlock Feature Test in Autotools by olliej on Sunday March 31, 2024 @09:28PM (#39889999)

A few reasons have been previously discussed: plenty of diff viewers highlight non-standard characters being a big one, the other bit being if someone does see this error it seems entirely plausible as a mistake.

Choosing something atypical in a way that is clearly trying to be invisible rather than being an accident will draw a lot more attention than “oops I must have typo’d it”

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