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@@ -589,7 +589,8 @@ mv -v /usr/lib/*gdb.py /usr/share/gdb/auto-load/usr/lib</userinput></screen>
<term><filename class="libraryfile">libssp</filename></term>
<listitem>
<para>Contains routines supporting GCC's stack-smashing protection
- functionality</para>
+ functionality. Normally it's unused because glibc also provides
+ those routines</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-gcc libssp">
<primary sortas="c-libssp">libssp</primary>
</indexterm>