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Using Nested Functions on GCC Without Executable Stack Support

The article discusses methods for using nested functions in GCC without requiring an executable stack, particularly for older versions of GCC. It explains how to extract necessary pointers from a trampoline to call local functions directly and presents an alternative approach involving the trampoline as a function descriptor.

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The article discusses methods for using nested functions in GCC without requiring an executable stack, particularly for older versions of GCC. It explains how to extract necessary pointers from a trampoline to call local functions directly and presents an alternative approach involving the trampoline as a function descriptor.

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Indirect Calling of Nested Functions on GCC Without Executable Stack

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Using Nested Functions on GCC Without Executable Stack Support