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points by cldellow 3 days ago | 0 comments
"fork this repo and fix this bug" is a common job interview request, isn't it?

For many build chains, that involves implicitly installing software.

[–] fc417fc802 3 days ago
Such toolchains are dumpster fires whose use invites supply chain attacks. They should never have gained mainstream acceptance and should never be run outside of a sandbox.

That said I wouldn't trust a compiler to be hardened against malicious input and anyway you presumably need to run the output so all of that should be happening in a hardened sandbox regardless.

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