Bryan Kadzban wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: RIPEMD160 > > Greg Schafer wrote: >> Sidenote: next Coreutils release will no longer install install `su' >> by default. > > Even if you install as root, I assume. > > The pkg-user hint already has a workaround for this in chapter 5 (a > simple copy of src/su to /usr/bin -- which should probably pay attention > to the umask or use install to explicitly set permissions, but oh well), > but the hint does nothing in chapter 6. (Because the su installed by > coreutils would prevent shadow from installing its version, and the LFS > book currently uses the su from shadow.) So "not installing su when a > normal user runs make install" was a good thing for that hint anyway, in > chapter 6.
Actually the pkg-user hint says to copy su to /tools/bin. Also, the LFS book explicitly disables the installation of su from Coreutils via a patch (always has I think?). -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
