Automake security problem

2000-02-29 Thread Bob Friesenhahn
I am using CVS automake. After doing a 'make dist', I find that all the files in my source directories are marked world read/write. This makes it easier for others to add trojan horses to the code I write. Bob == Bob Friesenhahn [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.s

config.* files via FTP

2000-02-29 Thread Ben Elliston
These files are now checked out and placed in: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/config/ You can use this as a means of getting the latest versions if you'd rather not bother with anonymous CVS. Ben

Re: Single line dependency lists become too long

2000-02-29 Thread Tom Tromey
Merijn> This line is too long for configure to instantiate and the Merijn> result is a truncated line of dependencies. Akim> What happens? Do you know where this limitation comes from? Typically sed chokes when building Makefile from Makefile.in. I forgot about this when making some changes in

Re: Single line dependency lists become too long

2000-02-29 Thread Akim Demaille
> "Merijn" == Merijn de Jonge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Merijn> This line is too long for configure to instantiate and the Merijn> result is a truncated line of dependencies. What happens? Do you know where this limitation comes from? Akim