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On Intel few user apps will be statically linked and even if they are, they can be forced not to be. No such option with PPC64el.
x86_64 and Aarch64 are valid server platforms as well (especially the former) and right now static PIE binaries by FPC have problems on all three platforms.
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You may have missed my point there PascalDragon, on x86_64 and Aarch64 it is possible to to force what would otherwise be a static binary to become a dynamic one and therefore can be hardened. On PPC64el that is not the case.
I'm not saying its not worthwhile fixing the whole issue, and every other issue for that matter. But in the real world, limited resources require us to make priority decisions. I am suggesting that maybe the PPC64el is more of a priority. But if you disagree, thats fine, I respect your decision.
A disclaimer, I do not own any PPC64el hardware, and while once a big user of it, I have not had access to any PPC64el hardware for several years. (and if any past employer wants to offer me such access, No Thanks). So I have no personal interest in PPC64el, my only interest is, as throughout this thread, the quality of FPC.
Davo