Re: x11amp and 2.1.132 problem solved

Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH (allbery@kf8nh.apk.net)
Sat, 26 Dec 1998 19:20:25 -0500

In message <199812262356.SAA03433@escape.widomaker.com>, C S Hendrix writes:
+-----
| 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)
| >
| > 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.
+--->8

Through luck and the old directory error code. Try it under 2.1.132...
(err, it'll still be safe; it'll get stuck on the "." infinite loop first).
Horrible bletcherous ugliness.

| But yeah, looks sloppy. Wish we had the sources to it.
+--->8

Upcoming, I do believe (and I can't wait; I want to port to Solaris so I can
use it at work :-)

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brandon s. allbery	[os/2][linux][solaris][japh]	 allbery@kf8nh.apk.net
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carnegie mellon / electrical and computer engineering			 KF8NH
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