Nguyen Anh Quynh wrote: > On 7/23/07, Avi Kivity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Nguyen Anh Quynh wrote: >> > This patch makes "install" compile code, and "install-rpm" package >> rpms. >> >> 'install' and 'install-rpm' are typically run as root, and we don't want >> to compile as root. > > Is it because of security reason, or something else? >
Just standard practice. For example, my home directory is nfs mounted, so I can't compile as root. Since I sometimes test before committing, I'd like to keep the ability to compile. > I want this patch because without it, sometimes I install without > recompiling. As a result, the old binary is installed, and I dont > notice that I dont run the code with new change. That really confuses, > and even took me a while to figure out what actually happend. Run 'make && make install' (or a script that does that) instead. -- error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ kvm-devel mailing list kvm-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kvm-devel
