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@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ What's new in Sudo 1.8.15
  * When creating a new file, sudoedit will now check that the file's
    parent directory exists before running the editor.
 
+ * Fixed the compiler stack protector test in configure for compilers
+   that support -fstack-protector but don't actually have the ssp
+   library available.
+
 What's new in Sudo 1.8.14p3
 
  * Fixed a bug introduced in sudo 1.8.14p2 that prevented sudo