[Mimedefang] MIMEdefang on CPAN? or in RPM form?
Kenneth Porter
shiva at sewingwitch.com
Sun Dec 26 22:02:02 EST 2004
--On Sunday, December 26, 2004 4:47 PM -0800 Gary Funck <gary at intrepid.com>
wrote:
> Hmm, first I've heard that there might be probs. building rpm's as root.
> What are they?
Makefiles generally assume that one is a mortal and can take risks that
root shouldn't. For instance, a rogue error in a Makefile could clobber
"live" files if you build or "make install" a source RPM as root. Simple
errors in a spec file can do catastrophic damage as root. For instance, a
spec file with no build root and a default clean rule could wipe the whole
system.
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