On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 11:06 AM, Paul Gideon Dann <pdgiddie@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi guys, > > Is there a policy with regards to GIDs in packages? Here's my scenario: > > When creating a PKGBUILD, I want certain files to belong to the http group. > However, if http might have a different GID on other systems, I'll need to > chgrp the files in the .install file, rather than the PKGBUILD, to ensure > correct behaviour. On the other hand, if the http group is considered a > standard group belonging to the base system, it may be safe to perform the > chgrp in the PKGBUILD, and I can be sure that it will map to the correct group > when it's upacked on another system. > > The Mediawiki PKGBUILD in ABS performs a chown to http in the PKGBUILD. I > wonder if there's an official list of "safe" groups somewhere? > yes: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/DeveloperWiki:UID_/_GID_Database > Cheers, > Paul
