Gentoo Archives: gentoo-portage-dev

From: "Anthony G. Basile" <basile@××××××××××××××.edu>
To: gentoo-portage-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-portage-dev] Does temp need g+w?
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2015 21:10:22
Message-Id: 54DFBA0B.1070600@opensource.dyc.edu
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-portage-dev] Does temp need g+w? by Zac Medico
1 On 02/14/15 11:15, Zac Medico wrote:
2 > On 02/14/2015 04:18 AM, Jan Sever wrote:
3 >> Hi all,
4 >>
5 >> does temp directory in /var/tmp/portage/$cat/$pkg really need g+w
6 >> permission?
7 >
8 > Well, that g+w bit is part of the FEATURES=userpriv implementation.
9 >
10 >> I have to use two versions of hardened kernel, one with
11 >> disabled CONFIG_GRKERNSEC_TPE_ALL (for emerge) and one with enabled
12 >> (for normal run).
13 >
14 > If you have portage-2.2.15 or later, then it has then it has g-w in $T
15 > as discussed here:
16 >
17 > https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=519566
18 >
19
20 We went through a lot of trouble with that so yes, its needed.
21
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