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From: Grant Goodyear <g2boojum@g.o>
To: Dan Armak <danarmak@g.o>
Cc: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] New local use flag for arts: artswrappersuid
Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 13:48:48
Message-Id: 20030517134847.GA22348@orange-pc.ces.clemson.edu
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] New local use flag for arts: artswrappersuid by Dan Armak
1 > > > I'm adding a new local use flag for kde-base/arts: artswrappersuid. It
2 > > > sets artswrapper suid root, which allows artsd (kde's sound server) to
3 > > > run with realtime priority and avoid skips and clicks, but it's a
4 > > > security hazard, so it's off by default.
5
6 If we're going to go the USE flag route, how about a generic "suid"
7 flag, then, instead of a local USE flag. I know this issue either
8 can or does occur for more than one package.
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Re: [gentoo-dev] New local use flag for arts: artswrappersuid Martin Schlemmer <azarah@g.o>
Re: [gentoo-dev] New local use flag for arts: artswrappersuid "Václav Hůla" <vaclav.hula@×××××××.cz>