Re: GTK+-1.2.9 Released

[David Ford <david kalifornia com>]

I would prefer I keep my ~ app settings in ~...i.e. username david, not
username root.  sudo means the whole app runs as root, which means there
aren't ~ rc files.

Personally I like the idea of being able to disable that check.  However
it's done, do it simple and clean.  If not, we'll have numerous people
patching gtk to avoid that check.  I for one will do it because the hassle
of any sideways solution weighs more than cropping that check.

Perhaps gtk_disable_security_check() before gtk_init().  You could have the
app pop up a warning and for the future store something in ~ that didn't pop
up the warning.

-d

Paul Davis wrote:

>  [ ... somewhat tongue-in-cheek complex schemes for set[ug]id checks .. ]
>
> one word, or rather, one man page: sudo(1)

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