A breakthrough in C/C++ dependency management
9 hours ago
- A new technology allows remote, on-demand includes in GCC and clang via #include <URL>.
- The tool is provided as a package (remote_includes.tgz) that must be compiled and used with LD_PRELOAD.
- The author warns heavily against using this technology, stating it is dangerous and will cause harm.
- The functionality enables running code directly from URLs, bypassing local file security.
- The post is satirical, mocking supply chain vulnerabilities and the ease of remote code execution.