On 02.Jan.2014, at 00:53, Eliezer Croitoru wrote:
> I want to make sure that while compiling as root nothing will break down
> inside the machine.
>
> I want to compile software on a Xeon SERVER.
> The basic issue is that there is a recommendation to not compile it as a
> root user.
Actually I would go even further and not recommend to have a compiler
installed on a server.
>
> I have compiled software as a root user more then once and I am not sure
> why would there is a need to run it as non-root user?
>
> I have taken a look at the /proc/ FS but I do not see anything that can
> harm anything yet.
>
> From my aspect it's just background of electricity noise.
An example:
imagine a Makefile with a clean target
$BUILDDIR=something
clean:
rm -rf $BUILDDIR/*
a bug in the configure script could lead to an empty $BUILDDIR in the Makefile.
What do you think happens when you type
# make clean
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Markus
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