About this tag
The build tools tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about software development toolchains for Windows, including Microsoft Visual C++ Build Tools 2015 Technical Preview, which provides essential tools for building C++ applications and libraries targeting Windows desktop. The tag also includes security advisories such as CVE-2023-28154, a critical cross-realm attack in Webpack 5's ImportParserPlugin affecting versions earlier than 5.76.0, which can be triggered without privileges or user interaction in realistic build-time scenarios. Additionally, users discuss setting up build environments like Cygwin on Windows 7, including issues with packages such as make and binutils.
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    Patch Webpack Now: CVE-2023-28154 Cross-Realm Attack in ImportParserPlugin

    Webpack’s magic comments are small developer conveniences that quietly changed how bundles are named and fetched — but a subtle parsing bug in Webpack 5’s ImportParserPlugin turned those conveniences into a serious attack surface, allowing a crafted untrusted object to reach across JavaScript...
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    Windows 7 Cygwin on Win7

    Hello guys, I've wanted to use RLDev on windows 7 so I downloaded Cygwin but the problem is, Cygwin.bat is not working. I can use terminal; mintty.exe but the packages that I download before installation (make, binutils etc.) don't working. I need help guys :(
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    • build tools command line cygwin installation mintty package rldev software issues terminal windows 7
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    • Forum: Programming and Scripting