On Monday 19 April 2010 00:58:54 Baffo 32 wrote: > Some time ago I reported http://bugs.gobolinux.org/view.php?id=386 and > http://bugs.gobolinux.org/view.php?id=388 . Rootless doesn't work (for > me at least) on linux, due to what I'm assuming are missing CFLAGS > settings. > > I have added a patch to issue #388 which sets these settings. In the > patch, I also incremented the arbitrary Rootless version number. > > I think it would be appropriate to move the StartRootless script > outside of the CreateRootless script, for the purpose of tracking > these kinds of updates. Rootless could either be a separate > recipe/package, allowing existing rootless users to upgrade to new > versions with the standard tools, or the Rootless program could be > abolished and StartRootless could be kept inside Scripts and updated > alongside it. > > Does this seem appropriate to anyone else? Is Rootless still maintained at > all? I guess the lack of response indicates the answer to this is "no". Splitting it out does seem like a useful step. I don't know enough about the system to respond to the rest of your comments. I am generally leery of anything that involves setting CFLAGS in the environment, but it may be appropriate here.
I'd like to see comment from somebody who knows more about the Rootless internals, but I am willing to review and apply patches that have had some user testing or other demonstration of soundness. I do think it is a useful tool to keep available. -Michael
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