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make release in /usr/src/etc fails unless run by root
- To: tech_(_at_)_openbsd_(_dot_)_org
- Subject: make release in /usr/src/etc fails unless run by root
- From: Jason Crawford <jasonrcrawford_(_at_)_gmail_(_dot_)_com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 13:27:21 -0500
- Reply-to: Jason Crawford <jasonrcrawford_(_at_)_gmail_(_dot_)_com>
I noticed that the make release command, when run with -n, shows
that ${SUDO} is being used in some places, however there are parts of
make release that require root privs that aren't run with ${SUDO} in
the make file. I was wondering if the developers did this
intentionally to only allow root to run a make release, or if they
just havn't had time to fix the places in /usr/src/distrib where it
tries to execute commands that require root privileges. I am currently
fixing my source tree to use ${SUDO} in make files where neccessary,
so I can submit patches when I'm done, but I'd like to know if you
guys would even consider the patches, or if you'd rather keep make
release something that can only be run by root.
Jason
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