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On Sat, 2003-05-17 at 15:48, Grant Goodyear wrote: |
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> > > > I'm adding a new local use flag for kde-base/arts: artswrappersuid. It |
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> > > > sets artswrapper suid root, which allows artsd (kde's sound server) to |
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> > > > run with realtime priority and avoid skips and clicks, but it's a |
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> > > > security hazard, so it's off by default. |
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> If we're going to go the USE flag route, how about a generic "suid" |
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> flag, then, instead of a local USE flag. I know this issue either |
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> can or does occur for more than one package. |
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Does make sense, as adding support for one package will bring request |
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for the others we do not suid by default. |
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Martin Schlemmer |
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Gentoo Linux Developer, Desktop/System Team Developer |
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Cape Town, South Africa |
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