On 2009-06-22, Alexander Hall <alexan...@beard.se> wrote:
> Joachim Schipper wrote:
>> On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 12:00:31AM +0300, Cem Kayali wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Thanks for your reply.
>>>
>>> -I If scripts exist for a given package, do not execute them.
>>>
>>>
>>> This does not work... I will re-check, but "pkg_add -vvvI" shows that
>>> scripts are executed.
please re-check, if it's definitely executing the scripts when -I is used,
open a bug with sendbug showing how you've tested. If you work out how to
fix it, include the diff. (PackingElement.pm might be a good place to start).
>>> Well, one of my client would like to run any 3rd party script only as
>>> regular user.
>>
>> Not to be annoying, but this is pretty pointless. (S)he has already
>> installed OpenBSD and is installing the port in question; in other
>> words, (s)he has already decided to trust the OpenBSD and port authors,
>> and to some extent the port maintainer as well. Letting the port run
>> scripts doesn't require trusting anyone that isn't already trusted.
>
> I agree, but still there is a difference in that the @{un,}exec stuff
> would always be run as root.
The majority (if not all) of things that run in @exec/@unexec *need*
to run as root in order to function correctly. Somebody who wants to
exercise this amount of control might be better served by building their
own packages from their own, maybe modified, ports tree.
