Please do not reply directly to this email. All additional comments should be made in the comments box of this bug. Summary: ~/perl5/ is created for all users https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=789146 Summary: ~/perl5/ is created for all users Product: Fedora Version: 16 Platform: All OS/Version: Linux Status: NEW Severity: low Priority: unspecified Component: perl-local-lib AssignedTo: iarnell@xxxxxxxxx ReportedBy: emmanuel.seyman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx QAContact: extras-qa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx CC: iarnell@xxxxxxxxx, fedora-perl-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx, mmaslano@xxxxxxxxxx, ppisar@xxxxxxxxxx Classification: Fedora Story Points: --- Type: --- Regression: --- Mount Type: --- Documentation: --- Description of problem: The perl-homedir rpm installs /etc/profile.d/perl-homedir.sh . Even when setting the variable PERL_HOMEDIR to 0 in /etc/sysconfig/perl-homedir or in $HOME/.perl-homedir, the perl5/ directory would still be created for all the users of the system (root ? postgres ?) Looking at the script, it contains the line: alias perlll="eval `perl -Mlocal::lib`" and I believe this will execute `perl -Mlocal::lib` for all users unconditionally. Commenting out this line prevents the problem. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 1.008004-2 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install the rpm ("yum install perl-homedir") 2. Configure the package not to create local directories ("echo PERL_HOMEDIR=0 > /etc/sysconfig/perl-homedir") 2. su to root ("su - root") 3. notice that /root/perl5 has been created Actual results: $HOME/perl5 is always created Expected results: $HOME/perl5 should be created only when it is wanted Additional info: the Brazilian big-eyed bat is one of only two species of bat in the world to chew the seeds of figs -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug. -- Fedora Extras Perl SIG http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Extras/SIGs/Perl perl-devel mailing list perl-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/perl-devel
