Release of GNU Mes 0.26, a toolkit for self-sufficient distribution building
The release of the GNU Mes 0.26 toolkit has been published, providing the bootstrapping process for GCC and enabling a closed-loop rebuild from source. The toolkit addresses the issue of a verified initial build of the compiler in distributions, breaking the chain of cyclic rebuilding (where compiled executables require already built compilers, and binary builds of the compiler may potentially harbor hidden backdoors, thus preventing […]
