> -----Original Message-----
> From: svenintradat.com [mailto:svenintradat.com]On Behalf Of Sven
> Michels
> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 10:17 AM
> To: Steven Thompson
> Cc: suse-securitysuse.com
> Subject: Re: [suse-security] Security when compiling App - when do u
> compile as root or a User
>
>
> Steven Thompson wrote:
> >
> > Hi All
> >
> > When compiling Apps, under which user do you compile the App
> for security,
> > that does not mess up your system.
> > When do have to compile an App as root?
> never imho. i do all the compile as user .. only the 'make install' is
> done as root.

I don't even do the make install as root ... I setup a certain prefix, as
root I give my user permissions for the specified prefix and then I can do a
make install as a user. Finally you just have to link the binaries and stuff
to the bin and lib dirs ...

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