diff -u pchar-1.5/debian/changelog pchar-1.5/debian/changelog
--- pchar-1.5/debian/changelog
+++ pchar-1.5/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+pchar (1.5-2) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Let non-root users know why pchar do not work for them (Closes:
+    #660946).
+  * Added new patch hardening.patch to use compile flags from dpkg-
+    buildflags to enable Hardening.
+
+ -- Petter Reinholdtsen <pere@debian.org>  Sat, 12 Oct 2013 14:34:24 +0200
+
 pchar (1.5-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Reupload to Debian based on old package found in
diff -u pchar-1.5/debian/patches/series pchar-1.5/debian/patches/series
--- pchar-1.5/debian/patches/series
+++ pchar-1.5/debian/patches/series
@@ -3 +3,3 @@
-destdir-install.patch
\ No newline at end of file
+destdir-install.patch
+root-required.patch
+hardening.patch
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- pchar-1.5.orig/debian/patches/hardening.patch
+++ pchar-1.5/debian/patches/hardening.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+Index: pchar-1.5/Makefile.in
+===================================================================
+--- pchar-1.5.orig/Makefile.in	2013-10-12 14:27:29.417521246 +0200
++++ pchar-1.5/Makefile.in	2013-10-12 14:29:56.518261059 +0200
+@@ -47,17 +48,22 @@
+ #
+ DFLAGS=	@DEFS@
+ 
++# Debian hardening
++CPPEXTRA:=$(shell dpkg-buildflags --get CPPFLAGS)
++CXXEXTRA:=$(shell dpkg-buildflags --get CXXFLAGS)
++LDEXTRA:=$(shell dpkg-buildflags --get LDFLAGS)
++
+ #
+ # Compilation flags
+ #
+-LDFLAGS=@LDFLAGS@
++LDFLAGS=@LDFLAGS@ $(LDEXTRA)
+ LIBS=@LIBS@
+ IFLAGS=@CPPFLAGS@ -I$(srcdir)
+ 
+ #
+ # Other cc options get defined here.
+ #
+-CXXFLAGS=@CXXFLAGS@ $(IFLAGS) $(DFLAGS)
++CXXFLAGS=@CXXFLAGS@ $(IFLAGS) $(DFLAGS) $(CPPEXTRA) $(CXXEXTRA)
+ 
+ #
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- pchar-1.5.orig/debian/patches/root-required.patch
+++ pchar-1.5/debian/patches/root-required.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+Description: Give more sensible message when running as non-root
+Author: Petter Reinholdtsen <pere@debian.org>
+Forwarded: no
+Last-Update: 2013-10-12
+
+Bug-Debian: http://bugs.debian.org/660946
+Forwarded: no
+Reviewed-By: Petter Reinholdtsen <pere@hungry.com>
+Last-Update: 2013-10-12
+
+--- pchar-1.5.orig/README
++++ pchar-1.5/README
+@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
+ latency, and loss of links along an end-to-end path through the
+ Internet.  pchar works in both IPv4 and IPv6 networks.
+ 
++The pchar program requires root privileges to send the network
++packages.  It might be safe to make suid root, but no-one know for
++sure.
++
+ As of pchar-1.5, this program is no longer under active development,
+ and no further releases are planned.
+ 
+--- pchar-1.5.orig/main.cc
++++ pchar-1.5/main.cc
+@@ -339,6 +339,11 @@
+     int c;			// getopt
+     Pctest *pct = NULL;		// test structure
+ 
++    if (0 != geteuid()) {
++      fprintf(stderr, "error: the pchar program requries root privilges to work.\n");
++      return 0;
++    }
++
+     // Parse command-line arguments using getopt
+     while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "a:b:cCd:g:G:hH:i:I:l:m:M:np:P:qR:r:s:St:T:vVw:")) != -1) {
+