libffi issues executable stacks on i386

Noticed today when built binaries for i386-gentoo-linux. Latest build phase checks for executable stacks in final result.

     * RWX --- --- usr/lib/ghc-7.10.1/rts/libffi.so.6.0.2
     * RWX --- --- usr/lib/ghc-7.10.1/rts/libffi.so
     * RWX --- --- usr/lib/ghc-7.10.1/rts/libffi.so.6
     * !WX --- --- usr/lib/ghc-7.10.1/rts/libCffi.a:win32.o
     * !WX --- --- usr/lib/ghc-7.10.1/rts/libCffi_p.a:win32.o
     * !WX --- --- usr/lib/ghc-7.10.1/rts/libCffi_l.a:win32.o
     * !WX --- --- usr/lib/ghc-7.10.1/rts/libCffi_debug.a:win32.o
     * !WX --- --- usr/lib/ghc-7.10.1/rts/libCffi_thr.a:win32.o
     * !WX --- --- usr/lib/ghc-7.10.1/rts/libCffi_thr_debug.a:win32.o
     * !WX --- --- usr/lib/ghc-7.10.1/rts/libCffi_thr_l.a:win32.o
     * !WX --- --- usr/lib/ghc-7.10.1/rts/libCffi_thr_p.a:win32.o

Issue first found and fixed in gentoo:

http://bugs.gentoo.org/511634

and then sent upstream:

http://sourceware.org/ml/libffi-discuss/2014/msg00058.html

Trac metadata

Trac field	Value
Version	7.10.1
Type	Bug
TypeOfFailure	OtherFailure
Priority	normal
Resolution	Unresolved
Component	Runtime System
Test case
Differential revisions	D764
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CC	simonmar
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