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

posted by roytam, 07.09.2010, 11:53

> > 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

supporting TLS makes chrome become compressible (but not usable )

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