Re: libgnomesu and gnome-system-monitor

[Vincent Rubiolo <vincent rubiolo free fr>]

Hello to all garnomers,

Selon Bob Kashani <bobk ocf berkeley edu>:
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> 2. We can leave g-s-m and add libgnomesu and add a note to FAQ telling
> people that they need to be root to install libgnomesu or if they don't
> have root permissions then they can remove g-s-m and libgnomesu from
> desktop/.
Yes, good idea. It would leave the choice to people whether to build or not the
abovementiond packages.
> 3. We can create a new dir called system-tools or something else and put
> g-s-m and libgnomesu in it.
Good idea as well. Note that people who build from the toplevel directory (and
not from 'desktop') will still face the problem.
> 4. Add an %install section which would use 'sudo or su' (which would ask
> for root passwd) to build libgnomesu as root during the install and if
> root access is not available then output a message telling the user that
> they need to remove g-s-m and libgnomesu.
Not good. Such behaviour (waiting for user input) in what is made to be an
automated/unattended build system is really not desired, IMHO.
>
> Ideas?
IMHO, the whole point is about whether users point their prefix in their home
dir or in a system dir. In the latter case, they can do a sudo. Otherwise, I
think it's safe to assume they cannot.
Personnally, I like GARNOME at it is : installing in my home dir makes me sure
it cannot do 'dangerous' things outside of it.

Vincent