Many Linux distributions and package managers audit just-built binaries for non-relocatable absolute paths. But with GCC on x86-64, string constants don't always end up literally in the binary.
Linux distributions audit binaries for absolute paths that may not work on user machines. GCC may optimize string constants, making them appear as prefixes accidentally.
Linux distributions check binaries for non-relocatable paths.
GCC may optimize std::string, making prefixes appear coincidentally.
Absolute paths in binaries may not work on end-user machines.
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Many[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Linux distributions and package managers audit just-built binaries for non-relocatable absolute paths. If a binary contains a path /path/from/build/machine, it might not run on the end-user's machine.
The answer is no, at least when using GCC and targeting x86-64: you should not assume that string constants end up literally in the binary.
The answer is that GCC optimizes our std::string{PREFIX}. The fact that we see something that looks like the prefix is merely a coincidence.
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