On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:11:43AM +0400, Ivan Krylov wrote: > Package: wnpp > Severity: wishlist > Owner: Ivan Krylov <krylov.r...@gmail.com> > > * Package name : sandbox > Version : 2.5 > Upstream Author : Gentoo Foundation <vap...@gentoo.org> > * URL : http://gentoo.org/ > * License : GPL-2.0+ > Programming Lang: C > Description : A helper utility to run programs in a sandboxed > environment > > Sandbox is a library (and helper utility) to run programs in a "sandboxed" > environment. This is used as a QA measure to try and prevent applications > from > modifying files they should not. > . > For example, in the Gentoo world it is used for building applications as root > and being sure that the build system does not do crazy things outside of its > build directory. Such as install files to the live root file system or > modify > config files on the fly. > . > For people who are familiar with the Debian "fakeroot" project or the RPM > based > "InstallWatch", sandbox is in the same vein of projects.
So why do we need this as well as fakeroot? Ben. -- Ben Hutchings We get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking. - Albert Camus -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org