Re: FYI: libtool-1.5.18 -- installed files owned by non-root user

[Gary V. Vaughan]

Hallo Ralf!

On 9 Jul 2005, at 12:52, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> * Gary V. Vaughan wrote on Fri, Jul 08, 2005 at 07:27:51PM CEST:
> > On 8 Jul 2005, at 16:57, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> >
> > > --- Makefile.am    2 May 2005 09:20:24 -0000    1.153
> > > +++ Makefile.am    8 Jul 2005 15:54:01 -0000
> > > @@ -254,6 +254,8 @@
> > >     done; \
> > >     ( cd $(srcdir)/m4 && $(AMTAR) chf - $$aclocalfiles; ) \
> > >       | ( umask 0 && cd $(DESTDIR)$(aclocaldir) && $(AMTAR) xf -; )
> > > +    chown -R root $(DESTDIR)$(ltdldatadir) && \
> > > +    chgrp -R root $(DESTDIR)$(ltdldatadir) || :
> >
> > What about:
> >
> >     -chown -R root $(DESTDIR)$(ltdldatadir) 2>/dev/null
> >     -chgrp -R root $(DESTDIR)$(ltdldatadir) 2>/dev/null
>
> Has the problem that you see the chown and the chgrp happening, but
> neither do they fail nor do you see the failure.  That would strike
> me as odd and misleading, but YMMV.

I would rather see that 'make install' is trying to make the files  
owned by root, and I think that make's `-' syntax is clearer than  
`|| :'.

I think you are right about 2>/dev/null being bogus though... if the  
installer see's it fail, then they might be able to fix it up by hand  
while they wait for us to address their bug report...

Patch to follow.

Cheers,
    Gary.