Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 11:48:16 +0100 From: Andrea Campi <andrea+freebsd_current@webcom.it> To: "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Andrea Campi <andrea+freebsd_current@webcom.it>, ?d?m Szilveszter <adamsz@mailpont.hu>, Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org, Dag-Erling Sm?rgrav <des@des.no> Subject: Re: sudo in basesystem (was: fetch extension - use local filename from content-disposition header) Message-ID: <20051230104816.GA1779@webcom.it> In-Reply-To: <20051230102938.GC855@zaphod.nitro.dk> References: <20051230021602.GA9026@pit.databus.com> <43B498DF.4050204@cyberwang.net> <43B49B22.7040307@gmail.com> <20051229220403.A16743@cons.org> <20051230053906.GA75942@pit.databus.com> <2440.193.68.33.1.1135932286.squirrel@193.68.33.1> <86irt7dk5k.fsf@xps.des.no> <43B4FFB2.4090203@infracaninophile.co.uk> <20051230095318.GX1779@webcom.it> <20051230102938.GC855@zaphod.nitro.dk>
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On Fri, Dec 30, 2005 at 11:29:38AM +0100, Simon L. Nielsen wrote:
> On 2005.12.30 10:53:19 +0100, Andrea Campi wrote:
> > I'd even go so far as suggesting sudo in the base system, since it's the
> > first thing many people install from ports AND it's such a pain to upgrade
> > using portupgrade...
>
> Why is it a pain to upgrade using portupgrade? I have been using sudo
> for a while now, and I don't recall ever having had a problem
> upgrading it.
Well, try using sudo (portupgrade -s) to install sudo... ;-) All goes well
until portupgrade deinstalls the old version, then tries to use sudo to
"make install" sudo ;-)
> For the arguments against (and for) having it in base system please
> check the thread from the freebsd-security list about the topic in
> July 2005 (thought that thread did have a lot of other "noise").
I will, but it was more whishful thinking on my part than anything. The
least thing I want is to start "the last big bikeshed of 2005" *grin*
Bye,
Andrea
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