Python cryptography, Rust, and Gentoo [LWN.net]

Python cryptography, Rust, and Gentoo

Posted Feb 17, 2021 2:31 UTC (Wed) by dvdeug (subscriber, #10998)
In reply to: Python cryptography, Rust, and Gentoo by Cyberax
Parent article: Python cryptography, Rust, and Gentoo

Recompilation has been known to randomly break applications as well. The art of a good security patch is that it doesn't change anything besides making the security fix.

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Python cryptography, Rust, and Gentoo

Posted Feb 17, 2021 4:59 UTC (Wed) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523) [Link] (1 responses)

> Recompilation has been known to randomly break applications as well.
Uhh.... Whut? Recompilation can't break applications, especially with repeatable builds. A bad fix that changes the API can certainly do that.

But it's way better than random breakages because the ABI has subtly changed.

Python cryptography, Rust, and Gentoo

Posted Feb 17, 2021 8:33 UTC (Wed) by geert (subscriber, #98403) [Link]

If the compilation is needed due to a change in a dependency, it is not a repeat of the previous build. If it was, there was no point in recompiling it.
If the compiler has changed, the recompiled application may behave differently, too.