Bug 131841 – SysVinit doesn't compile from non-root account

Bug 131841 - SysVinit doesn't compile from non-root account

Summary:	SysVinit doesn't compile from non-root account

Status:	CLOSED RAWHIDE

Aliases:	None

Product:	Fedora
Classification:	Fedora
Component:	sysvinit (Show other bugs)
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Version:	rawhide
Hardware:	All Linux

Priority	medium Severity medium
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Assigned To:	Bill Nottingham
QA Contact:	David Lawrence
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Blocks:	FC3Target
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Reported:	2004-09-05 11:03 EDT by Steve Grubb
Modified:	2014-03-16 22:47 EDT (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Last Closed:	2004-10-11 15:15:47 EDT
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A patch that fixes the problem (405 bytes, patch) 2004-09-05 11:04 EDT, Steve Grubb	no flags	Details \| Diff
New patch (581 bytes, patch) 2004-09-06 09:34 EDT, Steve Grubb	no flags	Details \| Diff
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Description Steve Grubb 2004-09-05 11:03:07 EDT

From Bugzilla Helper:
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Description of problem:
The make file tries to create a node in the /dev directory which:

a) you must be root to do   -and-
b) is not anywhere that rpm can package it later

I will attach a patch that fixes this bug.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
SysVinit-2.85-32

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. rpmbuild -bb SysVinit.spec

Additional info:

Comment 1 Steve Grubb 2004-09-05 11:04:27 EDT

Created attachment 103488 [details]
A patch that fixes the problem

Comment 2 Steve Grubb 2004-09-06 09:34:25 EDT

Created attachment 103508 [details]
New patch

Actually, there are a couple commands right before the mknod that needs the
$(ROOT) variable added. It makes no difference to the outcome, but is more
complete.

Comment 3 Bill Nottingham 2004-10-11 15:15:47 EDT

Fixed in -34, thanks!

Comment 4 David Lawrence 2007-06-21 22:18:21 EDT

Package name is now sysvinit in latest Fedora.

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