GNU bug report logs - #74400
31.0.50; tramp-loaddefs.elc suddenly owned by root

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Message #48 received at 74400 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
Cc: michael_heerdegen <at> web.de, 74400 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#74400: 31.0.50; tramp-loaddefs.elc suddenly owned by root
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:54:33 +0200

> From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
> Cc: michael_heerdegen <at> web.de,  74400-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:09:20 +0100
> 
> My example doesn't claim to be the recipe which happened to Michael. But
> it shows, that 'sudo make install' could create root-owned files in the
> build dir, and that's what this bug report is about.
> 
> I don't know whether it is important enough to change something. But we
> should know (and document), that it could happen.

If it's important enough, maybe.

I think "make install" uses chmod to give everyone access to the file
because some files could be owned by root.  If that works, why is the
ownership important?

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