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Bug 41711 - gnuplot emerge build on text console uses svgalib and access to /dev/svga is restricted by sandbox
Summary: gnuplot emerge build on text console uses svgalib and access to /dev/svga is ...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High minor (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Science Related Packages
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Reported: 2004-02-15 15:38 UTC by Martin von Gagern
Modified: 2004-08-07 12:49 UTC (History)
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Description Martin von Gagern 2004-02-15 15:38:09 UTC
When I emerge gnuplot on a text console, I get a sandbox access violation form the make process in the tutorials directory which executes the just built gnuplot to render some examples. On the text console gnuplot starts up and loads svgalib, but the sandbox forbids access to /dev/svga, so make fails. Strangely simply setting DEISPLAY=":0.0" did not solve the problem. Emerge in an X terminal, however, worked. Only bad for people who have no X at all...

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Comment 1 Olivier Fisette (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2004-08-07 12:49:31 UTC
Fixed in gnuplot-4.0-r1 by allowing access to /dev/svga. It's a bit of a hack, so if anyone knows a more secure way to do it, go ahead...