Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 18:39:00 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Robert Storey <y2kbug@ms25.hinet.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: the most light weight X web browser? Message-ID: <20040511182100.N11434@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <20040511181522.4b914651.y2kbug@ms25.hinet.net> References: <4789E43478F3994BB8D967C73FD9C68850C8@exchsrv1> <20040511181522.4b914651.y2kbug@ms25.hinet.net>
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On Tue, 11 May 2004, Robert Storey wrote: > I followed your advice about compiling Links so that it could run in graphics > mode without X. > > This is REALLY COOL - one of the best tips I've received in a long time, and I > thank you for it. However, I've run into one little glitch. As root, it works > fine, but as a regular user, when I type: > > links -g -mode 640x480x16 > > I get this error message: > > svgalib: Cannot get I/O permissions. > > No doubt it's a permissions error, but I'm not sure which/where permissions I > should change. Any ideas? The man page for svgalib says that programs which use it must be setuid root. Sure enough: chmod u+s /usr/local/bink/links and it runs for other members of wheel besides root. (Note the security implications, though.) I modified the links Makefile so links can be built with X support, svgalib support, or neither. A copy has been sent to the port maintainer. With any luck, it'll be committed, so the build will be easier. (Apologies for an earlier spam bounce--hinet.net has been blocked here for years. I've removed them from my block list for now.) -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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