On Sun, 16 Dec 2012 19:38:54 +0100, Reindl Harald wrote: > for sure, try to understand how rpmbuild works > > * unpack the sources > * run configure > * make install in the buildroot > * pack the RPM is all files are existing and listed in the %files section > > and that is why running as root makes pretty no sense > / from the view of the build-rpcoess is the clean buildroot > under rpmbuild and anything which tries ot break out there > is simply a bug which must not happen It's not even necessary to "break out" of anything, since nothing forces the build'n'install procedure to stay in the builddir/buildroot. -- Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow) - Linux 3.6.10-5.fc18.x86_64 loadavg: 0.07 0.05 0.05 -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org