1 files changed, 21 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Configure b/Configure
index ffc5fe5d33..43effc2b46 100755
--- a/Configure
+++ b/Configure
@@ -1427,6 +1427,27 @@ if (!$disabled{makedepend}) {
     }
 }
 
+if (!$disabled{asm}) {
+    # probe for -Wa,--noexecstack option...
+    if ($predefined{__clang__}) {
+        # clang has builtin assembler, which doesn't recognize --help,
+        # but it apparently recognizes the option in question on all
+        # supported platforms even when it's meaningless. In other words
+        # probe would fail, but probed option always accepted...
+        push @{$config{cflags}}, "-Wa,--noexecstack", "-Qunused-arguments";
+    } elsif ($^O ne 'VMS') {
+        my $cc = $config{CROSS_COMPILE}.$config{CC};
+        open(PIPE, "$cc -Wa,--help -c -o null.$$.o -x assembler /dev/null 2>&1 |");
+        while(<PIPE>) {
+            if (m/--noexecstack/) {
+                push @{$config{cflags}}, "-Wa,--noexecstack";
+                last;
+            }
+        }
+        close(PIPE);
+        unlink("null.$$.o");
+    }
+}
 
 # Deal with bn_ops ###################################################
 
@@ -1468,11 +1489,6 @@ if (defined($config{api})) {
     push @{$config{defines}}, $apiflag;
 }
 
-if (defined($predefined{__clang__}) && !$disabled{asm}) {
-    push @{$config{cflags}}, "-Qunused-arguments";
-    push @{$config{cxxflags}}, "-Qunused-arguments" if $config{CXX};
-}
-
 if ($strict_warnings)
 	{
 	my $wopt;