On Tue, 11 May 2004, Robert Storey wrote: > I followed your advice about compiling Links so that it could run in graphics > mode without X. > > This is REALLY COOL - one of the best tips I've received in a long time, and I > thank you for it. However, I've run into one little glitch. As root, it works > fine, but as a regular user, when I type: > > links -g -mode 640x480x16 > > I get this error message: > > svgalib: Cannot get I/O permissions. > > No doubt it's a permissions error, but I'm not sure which/where permissions I > should change. Any ideas?
The man page for svgalib says that programs which use it must be setuid root. Sure enough: chmod u+s /usr/local/bink/links and it runs for other members of wheel besides root. (Note the security implications, though.) I modified the links Makefile so links can be built with X support, svgalib support, or neither. A copy has been sent to the port maintainer. With any luck, it'll be committed, so the build will be easier. (Apologies for an earlier spam bounce--hinet.net has been blocked here for years. I've removed them from my block list for now.) -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
