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From: Alexandre Rostovtsev <tetromino@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] sandbox access violations while running matlab binary installer
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 18:54:30
Message-Id: bb939524-5659-4221-b61d-f8c7d2f72ce7@email.android.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] sandbox access violations while running matlab binary installer by Kfir Lavi
1 The best solution is to figure out why the directory is being created there and whether it is customizable. Maybe the code actually is creating $HOME/InstallShield? Then export HOME=${T} in your ebuild.
2
3 On March 31, 2014 2:24:24 PM EDT, Kfir Lavi <lavi.kfir@×××××.com> wrote:
4 >On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 9:14 PM, Samuli Suominen
5 ><ssuominen@g.o>wrote:
6 >
7 >>
8 >> On 31/03/14 21:15, Kfir Lavi wrote:
9 >> > Hi all,
10 >> > I'm trying to create an ebuild to install matlab MCR on gentoo.
11 >> > The installer InstallShileld try to create directory
12 >> > /root/InstallShield ;-)
13 >> > mkdir is run by java binary that try this. So I have no access to
14 >> > change it.
15 >> > There is no option to provide InstallShield it's relative install
16 >path.
17 >> > I can provide matlab's install path and other options, but this
18 >made
19 >> > permanent /root/InstallShield
20 >> >
21 >> > What can I do?
22 >> >
23 >> > Thanks,
24 >> > Kfir
25 >>
26 >> Try the gentoo-user mailing list or forums. Nothing we can do from
27 >> Gentoo's side, ie. wrong mailing list.
28 >>
29 >> Is there a way to contain this violation and provide a pseudo
30 >permissions
31 >to use /root/InstallShield
32
33 --
34 Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.

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