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Date:      Sat, 8 Nov 1997 12:59:37 +0200 (SAT)
From:      sheldonh@iafrica.com
To:        FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   ports/4977: xemacs installs /usr/local/lib/xemacs/lock world-writable
Message-ID:  <199711081059.MAA20254@axl.iafrica.com>
Resent-Message-ID: <199711081100.DAA00794@hub.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         4977
>Category:       ports
>Synopsis:       xemacs installs /usr/local/lib/xemacs/lock world-writable
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-ports
>State:          open
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Nov  8 03:00:01 PST 1997
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Sheldon Hearn
>Organization:
                 NYFB
>Release:        FreeBSD 2.2.5-STABLE i386
>Environment:

	FreeBSD 2.2-STABLE as of 5 Nov 1997

>Description:

	xemacs port installs /usr/local/lib/xemacs/lock world-writable.
        This is a religious affront. The correct place (after discussion
        in -ports) is /var/run .

>How-To-Repeat:

	cd /usr/ports/editors/xemacs ; make install

>Fix:
	
	Patching the port Makefile and pkg/PLIST as follows will have
        xemacs use /var/run/xemacs/lock instead.


--- Makefile.ORIG	Sat Nov  8 10:14:32 1997
+++ Makefile	Sat Nov  8 10:14:54 1997
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 STRIP=
 HAS_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	i386--freebsd --prefix=${PREFIX} \
+		--statedir=/var/run \
 		--with-sound=native \
 		--site-includes=/usr/local/include \
 		--site-libraries=/usr/local/lib \


--- pkg/PLIST.ORIG	Wed Aug 27 03:12:13 1997
+++ pkg/PLIST	Sat Nov  8 12:38:24 1997
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@
 man/man1/gnudoit.1.gz
 man/man1/gnuserv.1.gz
 man/man1/xemacs.1.gz
-@exec mkdir -p lib/xemacs/lock ; chmod 1777 lib/xemacs/lock
-@unexec rmdir  lib/xemacs/lock
+@exec mkdir -p /var/run/xemacs/lock ; chmod 1777 /var/run/xemacs/lock
+@unexec rmdir  /var/run/xemacs/lock
+@unexec rmdir  /var/run/xemacs
 @exec mkdir -p lib/xemacs/site-lisp ; chmod 755 lib/xemacs/site-lisp
 @unexec rmdir  lib/xemacs/site-lisp
 @unexec rmdir lib/xemacs

>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:



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