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UPX 3.06 - 2010-09-04 - TLS (Announce)

posted by DOS386, 07.09.2010, 00:11

> Changes in 3.06 (04 Sep 2010):
> * win32/pe: TLS callback support contributed by Stefan Widmann. Thanks!
> * bug fixes

> Changes in 3.05 (27 Apr 2010):
> * i386-linux and amd64-linux support shared libraries (DT_INIT must
> exist, all info needed by runtime loader must be first in .text, etc.)
> * Linux /proc/self/exe now is preserved by default, by leaving behind
> one page. New compress-time option --unmap-all-pages is available.
> * Withdraw support for shared libraries on Darwin (Apple Mac OS X)
> because upx does not understand enough about .dylib.
> * bug fixes

Honestly, I have no idea what's the benefit of those TLS callbacks in PE files ... and whether they have an impact on usability with HX

Also, AFAIK UPX itself is not free from controversy either

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Complete thread:

• UPX 3.06 - 2010-09-04 - TLS - DOS386, 07.09.2010, 00:11 (Announce)
  • UPX 3.06 - 2010-09-04 - TLS - roytam, 07.09.2010, 11:53
    • UPX 3.06 - 2010-09-04 - TLS - roytam, 07.09.2010, 12:19
  • UPX 3.06 - 2010-09-04 - TLS - Arjay, 07.09.2010, 18:31
    • UPX 3.06 - 2010-09-04 - TLS - DOS386, 08.09.2010, 00:46
      • UPX 3.06 - 2010-09-04 - TLS - marcov, 08.09.2010, 10:20
        • UPX 3.06 - 2010-09-04 - TLS - DOS386, 08.09.2010, 19:33
          • UPX 3.06 - 2010-09-04 - TLS - marcov, 10.09.2010, 09:23
  • UPX 3.07 - 2010-09-08 - TLS - RayeR, 09.09.2010, 01:19
    • UPX 3.07 - 2010-09-08 - TLS - shot - DOS386, 11.09.2010, 01:30
      • UPX 3.07 - 2010-09-08 - (dumb served died with my shot) - DOS386, 13.10.2010, 03:40