2 files changed, 10 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2e3c32dacb1..dbce562664e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2012-12-26  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
+
+        Revert static checking of stack smashing.
+        * configure.ac (WARN_CFLAGS): Omit -Wstack-protector when
+        configured with --enable-gcc-warnings.  -Wstack-protector causes
+        diagnostics to be issued on Ubuntu 12.10 x86-64.
+
 2012-12-24  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
 
         Merge from gnulib, incorporating:
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 438993c2861..cc1da6eda28 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -729,23 +729,12 @@ else
   # <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-diffs/2011-11/msg00265.html>.
   nw="$nw -Wshadow"
 
+  # Emacs's use of alloca inhibits protecting the stack.
+  nw="$nw -Wstack-protector"
+
   # The following line should be removable at some point.
   nw="$nw -Wsuggest-attribute=pure"
 
-  AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to use -Wstack-protector])
-  AC_PREPROC_IFELSE(
-    [AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
-       [[#if (1 <= __LONG_MAX__ >> 31 >> 31 \
-           && 4 < __GNUC__ + (7 < __GNUC_MINOR__ + (2 <= __GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__)))
-           /* OK */
-         #else
-           #error "Not GCC, or GCC before 4.7.2, or 'long int' has < 64 bits."
-         #endif
-       ]])],
-    [AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)],
-    [AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-     nw="$nw -Wstack-protector"])
-
   gl_MANYWARN_ALL_GCC([ws])
   gl_MANYWARN_COMPLEMENT([ws], [$ws], [$nw])
   for w in $ws; do