Re: pkg/51490: python (2.7) crashes running certbot unless PaX MPROTECT is disabled

[christos%zoulas.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/51490; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: christos%zoulas.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)
To: Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%bec.de@localhost>, gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: pkg-manager%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, pkgsrc-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: pkg/51490: python (2.7) crashes running certbot unless PaX MPROTECT is disabled
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2016 23:00:30 -0400

 On Sep 22,  2:35am, joerg%bec.de@localhost (Joerg Sonnenberger) wrote:
 -- Subject: Re: pkg/51490: python (2.7) crashes running certbot unless PaX MP
 
 | On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 06:15:00AM +0000, gcw%primenet.com.au@localhost wrote:
 | > 	Running certbot (security/py-cerbot) crashes python unless
 | > 	PaX mprotect is disabled.
 | 
 | I'm strongly against this. Just because some modules are doing strange
 | things doesn't mean the main interpreter should get all the benefits
 | disabled.
 
 Yes, this is not acceptable. cvs update and re-install devel/py-cffi and
 try it again.
 
 christos