Re: x11amp and 2.1.132 problem solved

C S Hendrix (shendrix@escape.widomaker.com)
Sat, 26 Dec 1998 18:56:15 -0500


In message <199812262304.SAA03685@rushlight.kf8nh.apk.net>, "Brandon S. Allbery
KF8NH" writes:

> In message <Pine.LNX.4.04.9812261152590.280-100000@algonet.se>, Simon
> Ekstrand
> writes:
> +-----
> | unlink("/tmp/00255aaa/.") = -1 EPERM (Operation not permitted
>)
> | unlink("/tmp/00255aaa/..") = -1 EACCES (Permission denied)
> +--->8
>
> Right there I conclude that x11amp is broken. *That* is sloppy coding.
> (And I'm amazed that nobody's inadvertently run x11amp as root and tried to
> use a skin... kiss the system goodbye!)

Actually, it runs as root the way it is usually setup. Never hurt
a thing.

But yeah, looks sloppy. Wish we had the sources to it.

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