Bug 4056 - could make installed without sgid?
Bug#: 4056 Product:  Gentoo Linux Version: unspecified Platform: All
OS/Version: Linux Status: RESOLVED Severity: normal Priority: P2
Resolution: FIXED Assigned To: azarah@gentoo.org Reported By: holler@ahsoftware.de
Component: Development
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Summary: could make installed without sgid?
Keywords:  
Status Whiteboard: 
Opened: 2002-06-23 09:25 0000
Description:   Opened: 2002-06-23 09:25 0000 
I would prefer it, if make could be installed without sgid. It seems that the 
only reasoon fffor the sgid bit is ooption -l for which make needs to access 
/dev/kmem. Because I believe that almost nobody ever uses this option, I vote 
for a installation of make without sgid. 
 
First it's allways nice to have one programm more without sgid and second 
checkinstall doesn't work with a sgid make. ;)

------- Comment #1 From Chris Bainbridge (RETIRED) 2002-08-01 09:23:48 0000 ------- 
AFAIK, make under linux doesn't require the sgid bit because it reads from  
/proc instead. /dev/kmem isn't even owned by group kmem!

------- Comment #2 From Martin Schlemmer (RETIRED) 2002-08-07 16:29:34 0000 ------- 
Fixed in -r4.