[gentoo-dev] Why is make installed sgid?

[gentoo-dev] Why is make installed sgid?

[Alexander Holler]

Hello,

I just want to ask why make is installed sgid. I know it is installed sgid 
by default, but I haven't had any problems using make without sgid for 
years. And my gentoo box is running fine too without an sgid make.

I'm asking it because I like checkinstall (http://checkinstall.izto.org/) 
to try out programms.

And checkinstall doesn't work with a sgid make. So I haven't submit an 
ebuild for it.

Regards,

Alexander

Re: [gentoo-dev] Why is make installed sgid?

[Karl Trygve Kalleberg]

On Thu, 20 Jun 2002, Alexander Holler wrote:

> I just want to ask why make is installed sgid.

Good question. Submit a bug report for it.

Karl T

Re: [gentoo-dev] Why is make installed sgid?

[Alexander Holler]

Hello,

--On Donnerstag, Juni 20, 2002 04:56:12 +0200 Karl Trygve Kalleberg 
<karltk@prosalg.no> wrote:

> On Thu, 20 Jun 2002, Alexander Holler wrote:
>
>> I just want to ask why make is installed sgid.
>
> Good question. Submit a bug report for it.

I've found it. Make needs sgid root to access /dev/kmem to obtain the 
system load for option -l (see tests/README).

But because this seems to be the only reason for the sgid, and I believe 
that almost nobody ever uses this option, I vote for a installation of make 
without sgid.

Regards,

Alexander