Hi. I am still an active user of both GNU global and Debian, but haven't been tracking recent version for a while.
>From the discussion, it seems the only (technical) resolution is to apply a package-local patch to either remove or fix this "requires-admin-privilege-to-enable-web-interface" design. A patch to replace semi-hardcoded path with some reference to $envvar or ~/.conffile would do. # As FYI, even after the feature removal, GNU global is still # worth using, as it has many other interfaces including # integration with GNU Emacs. To make it clear, I actually do not like this "sitekey" design or above-proposed "fix". IMHO, this design is debatable (and that's why I once posted an alternative script - and still using it), and the "fix" adds another distro-local complexity which confuses newcomers. That said, I wish Shigio accepts upstream patch that removes requirement of admin privilege - after all, it should be a Good Thing if no special privilege is needed to use such a everyday developer tool. Not all developers have root on one's working environment, after all. But all this is a design decision, and if upstream author rejects certain design request, all we can do is to workaround it. Actually, this might be a good thing, as with a appropriate fix, Debian would be the only distro with a "better" GNU global. >> Any particular reason you didn't CC Ron on this thread? Usually when >> talking about someone we do that. > > OK. I put CC to Ron, Taisuke and me on this mail. > Would you please see the mail archive for the thread so far? >Ron, Taisuke -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/cam8qcpk_c_lkqdu7x+ubuygjkmi8vyk516bf-b6k82cs9to...@mail.gmail.com
