[lfs-dev] Archives not available on the web . . .

2013-04-22 Thread Drew Ames
Hi all, I just tried to go the web-based mailing list archives. I followed the link on the LFS home page and it takes me here: http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev/ But when I click on the archives link (http://linuxfromscratch.org/pipermail/lfs-dev/), I get an error: "[an err

Re: [lfs-dev] campaign to save su

2012-09-11 Thread Drew Ames
On 09/05/2012 11:06 PM, Bryan Kadzban wrote: > Drew Ames wrote: >> It seems that the simplest solution would be to build coreutils-8.15 >> or some other version prior to 8.18. Run configure and make, then >> copy the uninstalled version to /tools/bin/su: 'cp src/su

Re: [lfs-dev] campaign to save su

2012-09-04 Thread Drew Ames
ems that the simplest solution would be to build coreutils-8.15 or some other version prior to 8.18. Run configure and make, then copy the uninstalled version to /tools/bin/su: 'cp src/su /tools/bin' Until somebody can figure out why the shadow su is behaving differently, the above optio

Re: /run directory

2011-11-12 Thread Drew Ames
77. (like /tmp) > That option makes the most sense to me. Are there any security issues with it? -Drew Ames -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page

Re: devpts mount options

2011-02-19 Thread Drew Ames
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 02/19/2011 09:19 AM, Dan McGhee wrote: > On 02/18/2011 10:46 PM, Bryan Kadzban wrote: >> When doing chapter 6 as a non-root user (package-user hint), pt_chown is >> being run due to the options we use to mount $LFS/dev/pts early in >> chapter 6. Si

Re: Glibc vulnerability . . . implications for LFS?

2010-10-26 Thread Drew Ames
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 10/26/2010 01:26 AM, DJ Lucas wrote: > >> That patch is now also available, in LFS format, from >> http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/patches/downloads/glibc/glibc-2.12.1-origin_fix-1.patch. >> >> Apply using the usual 'patch -Np1 -i ../glibc-2.12.1-or

Glibc vulnerability . . . implications for LFS?

2010-10-24 Thread Drew Ames
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi all, Here's an interesting security update from Slackware that gives some information on a recent vulnerability exposed in Glibc: glibc-2.11.1-i486-4_slack13.1.txz: Rebuilt. Patched "dynamic linker expands $ORIGIN in setuid library search p

Re: Possible future hint: full package users build notes. . .

2010-10-22 Thread Drew Ames
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 10/21/2010 07:41 AM, max wrote: > Hi, > > I will also rebuild LFS 6.6 on a real computer and thus verify the > notes. I will give you some feedback in a couple of days. > Great! Hey, why do you rebuild the /usr/info/dir file when you're all done wi

Possible future hint: full package users build notes. . .

2010-10-20 Thread Drew Ames
hinking of submitting the build notes as a hint. Regards, Drew Ames -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEUEARECAAYFAky/qGIACgkQ7ZZ4z2wRxN3WvwCYjJuqggiJHlqSgGAuPpXP74yj sgCeNf9I1+IypsSXaCzwC

Re: LFS-build-notes

2010-10-11 Thread Drew Ames
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 10/11/2010 07:44 AM, max wrote: >> I ran into a couple of small snags with booting (especially forgetting >> to set mount as setuid root during the util-linux-ng build), but I >> booted into my brand new LFS system for the first time tonight. >> > I

Re: LFS-build-notes

2010-10-10 Thread Drew Ames
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 10/10/2010 04:35 PM, max wrote: >> With your permission, I'd like to compile all of my build notes into >> one file and supplement them with yours (many of your solutions are >> far less clunky than mine), and then I'd like to host the compiled >> n

Re: LFS-build-notes

2010-10-09 Thread Drew Ames
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 10/09/2010 10:50 PM, Bryan Kadzban wrote: > Drew Ames wrote: >> What you say is true for the root user, > > Nope, it's true for the non-root user that I run as, every day, as > well. - ---snip--- > But I'm seeing that

Re: LFS-build-notes

2010-10-09 Thread Drew Ames
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 10/09/2010 05:20 AM, max wrote: > Hi, > > here are my notes. Max, your notes are wonderful! I had no trouble with the bootscripts and my experience building and installing the kernel were the same as yours. With your permission, I'd like to compil

Re: LFS-build-notes

2010-10-09 Thread Drew Ames
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 10/09/2010 01:16 PM, Bryan Kadzban wrote: > max wrote: >> Chapter 6.12: binutils-2.20 >> --- >> /tools/libexec/pt_chown needs to be suid root at this point, > > Not if devpts is set up correctly -- or at least, that used to b

Re: LFS-build-notes

2010-10-08 Thread Drew Ames
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 10/08/2010 04:09 AM, max wrote: >> I'm particularly interested in any thoughts or comments people have on >> the package user scheme and my updates to the build notes to those in >> the package user hint. >> >&g

Re: LFS-build-notes

2010-10-07 Thread Drew Ames
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 10/07/2010 06:42 PM, linux fan wrote: > On 10/7/10, Bruce Dubbs wrote: >> For some reason I can't figure out, Drew Ames' post is being marked as >> spam when it isn't. This is his post: >> --

Re: chapter 6.52: psmisc-22.10

2010-09-15 Thread Drew Ames
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 09/13/2010 06:25 AM, max.m...@web.de wrote: > Hello LFS maintainers, > > As for the subject, while I was building LFS 6.6 I discovered a problem in chapter 6.52: psmisc-22.10. > According to the book the optional command > >ln -sv killall /bin/

Honing package users: some build notes. . . and problems.

2010-09-01 Thread Drew Ames
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi all, It's been quite a while since I've posted, but I _have_ been busy building LFS 6.6 with package users, albeit slowly. I promised to post some build notes, so here they are (so far). Quick background: I'm building LFS 6.6 on a Slackware 13.1

Re: Honing "Package Users" (Dependency Tracking)

2010-08-08 Thread Drew Ames
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 08/08/2010 03:41 AM, Timothy Rice wrote: > Hi everyone who is following this topic, > > I was contemplating how to implement dependency tracking in the Package > User system and had an idea. Perhaps it would be of interest. > > ---Snip--- > > What I