Bug 416341 – java-vm-2.eclass: ROOT is not handled

• Status: CONFIRMED
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description SpanKY 2012-05-17 01:36:50 UTC]

if i install a jvm into a $ROOT where there is none selected, the eclass checks /, not $ROOT, and so my $ROOT remains unconfigured.

[Comment 1 SpanKY 2012-05-17 02:40:04 UTC]

Created attachment 312073 [details, diff]
java-vm-2.eclass.patch

java-config and such needs quite a bit of work, but this fixes the eclass at least

[Comment 2 SpanKY 2012-05-17 03:16:48 UTC]

Created attachment 312075 [details, diff]
initial java-config-2 ROOT support

this at least lets me do things like -L and --set-system-vm with ROOT and as non-root user (since there's no reason to restrict that based on UID)

these are the only operations i really care about right now to get a working system.  if other stuff comes up, we can add more then :).

[Comment 3 Ralph Sennhauser (RETIRED) 2012-07-18 17:16:00 UTC]

(In reply to comment #1)
> Created attachment 312073 [details, diff] [details, diff]
> java-vm-2.eclass.patch
> 
> java-config and such needs quite a bit of work, but this fixes the eclass at
> least

Thanks, committed to tree.

[Comment 4 Ralph Sennhauser (RETIRED) 2012-07-18 17:19:23 UTC]

(In reply to comment #2)
> Created attachment 312075 [details, diff] [details, diff]
> initial java-config-2 ROOT support
> 
> this at least lets me do things like -L and --set-system-vm with ROOT and as
> non-root user (since there's no reason to restrict that based on UID)

Agreed, write access to the config file should be sufficient, Prefix has a similar issue here.

> these are the only operations i really care about right now to get a working
> system.  if other stuff comes up, we can add more then :).

There is more :) Fixing this is a one of the goals for java-config-2.2, so I ask for some more patience.

[Comment 5 SpanKY 2012-07-19 16:53:24 UTC]

(In reply to comment #4)

do we have to wait for an all-or-nothing approach ?  this patch fixes a bunch of obvious shortcomings.

[Comment 6 William L. Thomson Jr. 2017-11-13 22:30:43 UTC]

(In reply to SpanKY from comment #5)
> (In reply to comment #4)
> 
> do we have to wait for an all-or-nothing approach ?  this patch fixes a
> bunch of obvious shortcomings.

Is the patch still valid? spanky/vapier?

[Comment 7 Sam James 2021-03-25 16:38:55 UTC]

ping. vapier?