On Thu, 2013-09-19 at 20:32 -0600, Bob Proulx wrote: > Gregory Nowak wrote: > > David Christensen wrote: > > > But, this implies working as root. I prefer building in my home > > > directory as a normal user, and finishing with "sudo make install", > > > "sudo vi /etc/<projectrc>", etc.. > > > > > > Does anybody have any compelling arguments for building as root > > > under /usr/local/src?
It's recommended to never build as root, but ... > > > > Since I need to become root in order to install, > > Why? Seriously, it isn't needed. Just group 'staff'. ... simply allow a group (an already existing group or add a new group) to access /usr/src/ without root access. However, you could build in what ever directory you like, while e.g. ~/foo_bar is ok too, I prefer to use /usr/src. I suspect some people build in /tmp. Regarding to the usage of your machine you also could keep root:root but chmod /usr/src to write access for others. > > I just go ahead and do the whole thing from start to finish as root > > The problem with that is that a mistake (or nefarious intent) in a > Makefile can cause the build to crawl out of the build directory and > into the rest of the system. Sure it would be a bug. Sure it would > be addressed in a different version. But there is no safety net. > Once tripped over then the damage to your system is already done. Seldom, but sometimes I risk to build as root. Sure, a makefile could delete everything on a HDD. OTOH I "seldom" read that people should do a dry run for make install, before they run make install as root and the make install also could damage your system. My preferred solution is $ ls -hald /usr/src drwxrwxr-x 21 root rocketmouse 4.0K Sep 17 17:06 /usr/src Where rocketmouse is me, myself and I. rwxrwxrwx might be a little bit risky, but assumed there's no Internet access and it's a single user machine, even this wouldn't be a security risk. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1379646436.4368.78.camel@archlinux
