Bug 15773

Summary: perl doesn't build from source as non-root user
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Need Real Name <oneill>
Component: perlAssignee: Crutcher Dunnavant <crutcher>
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Description Need Real Name 2000-08-08 21:27:08 UTC 
In an attempt to work around bug #15730, I built perl from souce.  In doing
so, I discovered that the RPM build dies when the build is performed as a
non-root user.  The fix is trivial.

Here's a patch:
--- perl5.005_03/installperl.orig	Sat Jan 16 08:31:26 1999
+++ perl5.005_03/installperl	Tue Aug  8 13:39:25 2000
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 
 # Do some quick sanity checks.
 
-if ($d_dosuid && $>) { die "You must run as root to install suidperl\n"; }
+# if ($d_dosuid && $>) { die "You must run as root to install suidperl\n";
}
 
    $installbin		|| die "No installbin directory in config.sh\n";
 -d $installbin		|| mkpath($installbin, 1, 0777);
Comment 1 Cristian Gafton 2000-08-09 02:45:48 UTC 
assigned to nalin
Comment 2 Nalin Dahyabhai 2000-08-09 12:29:44 UTC 
Already fixed in the pinstripe beta, thanks.