Re: GNUstep.sh / env sanity patches

[John Davidorff Pell]

On 19 Aug 2004, at 15:55, Nicola Pero wrote:
> > > ... I guess I don't see the trouble setting up /etc/profile (or other
> > > similar methods) when a user logs in.  All distributions handle this
> > > differently, but with the same end results.
> >
> > You're right, but he suggested modifying ld.so.conf, to include 
> > library
> > paths for EVERY user. Using /etc/profile to set up LD_LIBRARY_PATH is
> > fine, and the Right Way IMHO.
>
> You're of course aware that setuid executables ignore LD_LIBRARY_PATH 
> for
> security reasons so unless you add GNUstep library paths to ld.so.conf,
> you will never be able to execute a setuid executable compiled using
> GNUstep.

I think we were talking about different things. ~/Library/Libraries 
should never be in ld.so.conf, it seemed like you were advocating that. 
If not, then we do not disagree.

JP


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