> environment variable), and then changing tar to look for that file > (agian in that environment variable), and ajust the permissions/ownerships
Not necessary -- tar 1.12 (I think) has --owner, --group, etc. In fact, you could write an "install" program that was just a wrapper around tar --append, and use an environment variable (or even a conventional name) to tell it where to add the files. [packaging up install kits was the inspiration for the code, after all... it especially makes sense when the kit is built by the automated nightly process, *not* installed then, but installed manually by the testing crew, so it's *much* safer for the build process not to need root...] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
