58489 – Patch: fixes a problem where mcl-0.53.00 just dies when not sgid root on linux console.

Bug 58489 - Patch: fixes a problem where mcl-0.53.00 just dies when not sgid root on linux console.

Summary: Patch: fixes a problem where mcl-0.53.00 just dies when not sgid root on linu...

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Games (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Games

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Reported:	2004-07-26 20:08 UTC by Robert Gill
Modified:	2004-08-20 00:51 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

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The Patch File (mcl-0.53.00-uid.patch,1.28 KB, patch) 2004-07-26 20:09 UTC, Robert Gill	Details \| Diff
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Description Robert Gill 2004-07-26 20:08:44 UTC

This patch will allow mcl to use it's fast linux TTY routines when it's set as suid root.  Previously it was configured to run as sgid, but Gentoo sets the binary's gid to games by default.   Also if the binary is not suid, then it will automatically continue using the standard TTY routines instead of just dying with an error as it did previously.

Reproducible: Always
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Comment 1 Robert Gill 2004-07-26 20:09:38 UTC

Created attachment 36241 [details, diff]
The Patch File

Comment 2 Mr. Bones. (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-08-20 00:51:00 UTC

done.  wait 30m; resync; remerge to get the patch.