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On Tue, 28 Jul 2020 06:47:50 +0200, Ramon Fischer wrote: |
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> I have set up my first ebuild repository[1] with one package |
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> "x11-misc/drm_master_util" to run "X" without root privileges. I am |
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> still making it to work[2]. The ebuild file accesses an external git |
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> repository[3]. |
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> The thing I am concerned about, is, that I am pulling something from an |
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> external source, which I am installing on my system and giving it root |
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> privileges[4]. |
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Isn't that the case with any software you install? If your concern is |
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that you are pulling from a git repository, so the code could change at |
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any minute, you can use the git eclass to pull a specified branch or |
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commit, so you know what you are getting. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Anything is possible if you don't know what |
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you are talking about. |
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