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| -rw-r--r-- | ChangeLog | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | INSTALL | 13 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | NEWS | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | manual/install.texi | 13 |
4 files changed, 19 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index ae3a10c3f1..f9ffb37256 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +2013-09-10 Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org> + + [BZ #15849] + * manual/install.texi (Running make install): Mention + --enable-pt-chown. + * INSTALL: Regenerated. + 2013-09-09 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@codesourcery.com> * csu/init-first.c (_init): Remove the !SHARED condition around diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 211fd9174c..7aa52183de 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -285,14 +285,11 @@ dramatically improve performance with NIS+, and may help with DNS as well. One auxiliary program, `/usr/libexec/pt_chown', is installed setuid -`root'. This program is invoked by the `grantpt' function; it sets the -permissions on a pseudoterminal so it can be used by the calling -process. This means programs like `xterm' and `screen' do not have to -be setuid to get a pty. (There may be other reasons why they need -privileges.) If you are using a Linux kernel with the `devptsfs' or -`devfs' filesystems providing pty slaves, you don't need this program; -otherwise you do. The source for `pt_chown' is in -`login/programs/pt_chown.c'. +`root' if the `--enable-pt_chown' configuration option is used. This +program is invoked by the `grantpt' function; it sets the permissions +on a pseudoterminal so it can be used by the calling process. If you +are using a Linux kernel with the `devpts' filesystem enabled and +mounted at `/dev/pts', you don't need this program. After installation you might want to configure the timezone and locale installation of your system. The GNU C Library comes with a diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index e3eb389822..c1cae0f263 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ Version 2.19 * The following bugs are resolved with this release: 14155, 14699, 15427, 15522, 15531, 15532, 15736, 15749, 15797, 15844, - 15867, 15886, 15887, 15890, 15892, 15893, 15895, 15897, 15905, 15909, - 15921, 15939. + 15849, 15867, 15886, 15887, 15890, 15892, 15893, 15895, 15897, 15905, + 15909, 15921, 15939. * CVE-2013-4237 The readdir_r function could write more than NAME_MAX bytes to the d_name member of struct dirent, or omit the terminating NUL diff --git a/manual/install.texi b/manual/install.texi index 2ac0104ca6..4ca7b1a1ab 100644 --- a/manual/install.texi +++ b/manual/install.texi @@ -320,14 +320,11 @@ can dramatically improve performance with NIS+, and may help with DNS as well. One auxiliary program, @file{/usr/libexec/pt_chown}, is installed setuid -@code{root}. This program is invoked by the @code{grantpt} function; it -sets the permissions on a pseudoterminal so it can be used by the -calling process. This means programs like @code{xterm} and -@code{screen} do not have to be setuid to get a pty. (There may be -other reasons why they need privileges.) If you are using a -Linux kernel with the @code{devptsfs} or @code{devfs} filesystems -providing pty slaves, you don't need this program; otherwise you do. -The source for @file{pt_chown} is in @file{login/programs/pt_chown.c}. +@code{root} if the @samp{--enable-pt_chown} configuration option is used. +This program is invoked by the @code{grantpt} function; it sets the +permissions on a pseudoterminal so it can be used by the calling process. +If you are using a Linux kernel with the @code{devpts} filesystem enabled +and mounted at @file{/dev/pts}, you don't need this program. After installation you might want to configure the timezone and locale installation of your system. @Theglibc{} comes with a locale |