From: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Bad configure check
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 11:38:43 -0600 (MDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200204261738.g3QHchK05159@aztec.santafe.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1019762483.19662.20.camel@space-ghost> (message from Colin Walters on 25 Apr 2002 15:21:23 -0400)
The test is performed to see if we can install `update-game-score' as
setuid to a specific game user. If we can't, then we don't make it
setuid, and just default to putting game scores in each users' home
directory.
You could always use try using chown when installing
update-game-score. If it fails, don't make it setuid.
When a game runs, it can check at run-time whether the program is
setuid, and act accordingly.
No need now to check anything in configure.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-04-26 17:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-04-25 14:19 Bad configure check Andreas Schwab
2002-04-25 19:21 ` Colin Walters
2002-04-26 14:35 ` Andreas Schwab
2002-04-26 17:38 ` Richard Stallman [this message]
2002-04-26 19:28 ` Colin Walters
2002-04-26 19:44 ` Colin Walters
2002-04-26 21:07 ` Andreas Schwab
2002-04-28 19:12 ` Colin Walters
2002-04-28 21:17 ` Richard Stallman
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