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+  no-stack-protector:	disables GCC Stack-Smashing Protector (SSP), aka ProPolice
+
+  execstack:		disables Executable space protection (NX).
+			Or Data Execution Prevention (DEP) on Windows,
+			or Write XOR Execute (W^X) on BSD.
+			CPU’s NX bit ("Never eXecute").
+
+  To disalbe Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) when running binary
+  setarch `arch` -R ./program
+