Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 02:03:33 -0700 (PDT) From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> Cc: security@FreeBSD.ORG, ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Hilighting dangerous ports Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0008160202110.98185-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <15001.966414585@axl.ops.uunet.co.za>
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On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, Sheldon Hearn wrote:
> > What does everyone think of the attached patch to bsd.port.mk, which
> > hilights potentially insecure files installed by a port at install-time?
>
> I like the idea. It would be even more of an improvement over the
> status quo if a solution for packages could be found. Many folks use
> packages only and many more use packages mostly. :-)
In principle it's a straightforward thing, since pkg_add also has the
PLIST available - it's just slightly more difficult to write the
equivalent in C than as a shell script.
Kris
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