Re: [gentoo-embedded] Re: emerge --root : users not created

[Sven Rebhan <odinshorse@googlemail.com>]

2010/6/11 Marcus Priesch <marcus@priesch.priv.at>:
> Hi sven,
>
> wouldnt it be enough to have the patch included in gentoo's shadow
> ebuild - as i think its mainly relevant for gentoo folks - at least in
> the meantime, until the patch gets accepted upstream ?!

Well, talk to the Gentoo maintainer of the shadow suite. :-) IIRC, it was
clearly said, that the patch has to go through mainstream, but you can
try nevertheless. IMHO the patch really _should_ go upstream and be
reviewed there as it might be relevant for security stuff.

> as i assume this patch alone is not enough - as it needs tweaking the
> eclass providing the eadduser & co functions also ... and therefore it's
> hard to put in an overlay ... or ?!?!

The procedure would be:
1. Get the patch accepted either upstream or in the portage tree.
2. Find a good check to distinguish --chroot enabled and disabled shadow
3. Modify the eclass accordingly.

So, start with 1. and the rest will happen automatically... ;-)

Sven