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Re: Running GCC as root

From: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow at false dot org>
To: Zack Weinberg <zack at codesourcery dot com>
Cc: gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 14:58:55 -0500
Subject: Re: Running GCC as root
References: <4210B1A0.80907@pogma.com> <87psz3qayf.fsf@codesourcery.com> <20050214184309.GA10118@nevyn.them.org> <87hdkfq802.fsf_-_@codesourcery.com> <20050214191422.GA21415@nevyn.them.org> <878y5rq6b8.fsf@codesourcery.com>

On Mon, Feb 14, 2005 at 11:39:55AM -0800, Zack Weinberg wrote:
> If we are in fact trying to cater to people who run the full compiler
> as root, then I suppose there's some auditing to be done to make sure
> GCC itself doesn't unlink /dev/null ever, or similar things...

I'm pretty sure that one's already _been_ done.  And in binutils too.
I'm just going from memory though.

-- 
Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery, LLC

Follow-Ups:
- Re: Running GCC as root
  - From: Andrew Pinski
- Re: Running GCC as root
  - From: Maciej W. Rozycki

References:
- [PATCH - ping] Don't unlink /dev/null on darwin
  - From: Peter O'Gorman
- Re: [PATCH - ping] Don't unlink /dev/null on darwin
  - From: Zack Weinberg
- Re: [PATCH - ping] Don't unlink /dev/null on darwin
  - From: Daniel Jacobowitz
- Running GCC as root (was Re: [PATCH - ping] Don't unlink /dev/nullon darwin)
  - From: Zack Weinberg
- Re: Running GCC as root (was Re: [PATCH - ping] Don't unlink /dev/null on darwin)
  - From: Daniel Jacobowitz
- Re: Running GCC as root
  - From: Zack Weinberg

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