Re: [packman] Please compile vlc with --enable-run-as-root

2010-05-18 Diskussionsfäden Pascal Bleser
On Friday 14 May 2010 10:58:39 Toni wrote: Am Donnerstag, 13. Mai 2010 schrieb Alexander Shaduri: Hello, snip I just want to run it with *my* user (which happens to be root sometimes). I don't understand why is it should be restricted. If YOU want to work as root, YOU should

Re: [packman] Please compile vlc with --enable-run-as-root

2010-05-14 Diskussionsfäden Toni
Am Donnerstag, 13. Mai 2010 schrieb Alexander Shaduri: Hello, snip I just want to run it with *my* user (which happens to be root sometimes). I don't understand why is it should be restricted. If YOU want to work as root, YOU should recompile the package for YOUR needs :) We won't provide

[packman] Please compile vlc with --enable-run-as-root

2010-05-12 Diskussionsfäden Alexander Shaduri
Hello all, Could you please use the --enable-run-as-root configure flag when building packages of vlc? VLC won't run as root at all if compiled without it - this misfeature is used to protect the users from themselves (which is never a good idea if realized in a such forced way), and it is