On Tue, 28 Jul 2020 06:47:50 +0200, Ramon Fischer wrote: > I have set up my first ebuild repository[1] with one package > "x11-misc/drm_master_util" to run "X" without root privileges. I am > still making it to work[2]. The ebuild file accesses an external git > repository[3]. > > The thing I am concerned about, is, that I am pulling something from an > external source, which I am installing on my system and giving it root > privileges[4].
Isn't that the case with any software you install? If your concern is that you are pulling from a git repository, so the code could change at any minute, you can use the git eclass to pull a specified branch or commit, so you know what you are getting. -- Neil Bothwick Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about.
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