Re: [gentoo-dev] how to handle sensitive files when generating binary packages

[Mike Frysinger]

On Wednesday 20 June 2007, Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
> Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o> wrote:
> > On Wednesday 20 June 2007, Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
> > > Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o> wrote:
> > > > > The specific underlying question being, what are the use cases
> > > > > for binary packages?
> > > >
> > > > the use of the binpkg is not an issue, it's the creation ...
> > > > people blindly creating tbz2's which could contain their
> > > > sensitive files and posting them
> > >
> > > Use cases include all aspects of use, including creation.
> >
> > extended analysis on the use cases is irrelevant in the scope of this
> > thread
>
> No it isn't. You're talking about making a change, but you haven't
> established that you're changing the right thing or that the scope of
> your change is optimal. There's a good chance in this case that the
> problem you're attempting to solve is better solved by a change in a
> slightly different area.

feel free to ponder whatever you like, the issue lies purely in the creation 
of the tarball which is what i will address in quickpkg
-mike