From 04792f620584a7e5f6a8c477d3c3300c49d10cd7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Boris Kraut Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 13:51:32 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Orbot: Add paragraph about PIE/noPIE flavors. Closes #131 --- metadata/org.torproject.android.txt | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/metadata/org.torproject.android.txt b/metadata/org.torproject.android.txt index 352978df23..8783da465a 100644 --- a/metadata/org.torproject.android.txt +++ b/metadata/org.torproject.android.txt @@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ available from the Mozilla addon site). This app will use root access if you have it, but it is not required. Root access is used to transparently proxy apps, which allows you to force any app to use Tor. + +Currently there are two build falvors available, PIE and noPIE. "Position +independent executable" is a technique that got introduced somewhere in the +Android 4.x cycle and the PIE builds should be default for Android 5+. For +technical details see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Position-independent_code Wikipedia]. + +Basically you should use PIE builds when they are available for your device. . Requires Root:Yes