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Re: 1.3.0-apple2 and X11 Package Preview



On Dec 3, 2007, at 12:42 PM, Jeremy Huddleston wrote:

$ lsbom `pkgutil --bom X11-2.1.0.1.pkg ` | grep 501/0
./usr/X11/bin/._Xquartz 100755 501/0 1266 310091509
./usr/X11/lib/libX11.6.dylib 120755 501/0 18 2022615941 libX11.6.2.0.dylib
./usr/X11/lib/libX11.dylib 120755 501/0 18 2022615941 libX11.6.2.0.dylib


Those symlinks and resource fork are all owned by root everywhere (system, package root, and in the pmdoc xml file). It confuses the heck out of me. I decided not to include it because of security concerns, but I now think the concerns might not be warranted (if any of you think otherwise, PLEASE let me know). The 2.1.0.1 package includes the resource fork in the package now.

I can't speak for the resource fork, but the symlink ownership is benign. On Mac OS X, symlinks' ownership and modes are not enforced -- only those of the target file.


- Kevin

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References: 
 >1.3.0-apple2 and X11 Package Preview (From: Jeremy Huddleston <email@hidden>)
 >Re: 1.3.0-apple2 and X11 Package Preview (From: Jamie Kennea <email@hidden>)
 >Re: 1.3.0-apple2 and X11 Package Preview (From: Jeremy Huddleston <email@hidden>)
 >Re: 1.3.0-apple2 and X11 Package Preview (From: Jamie Kennea <email@hidden>)
 >Re: 1.3.0-apple2 and X11 Package Preview (From: Martin Costabel <email@hidden>)
 >Re: 1.3.0-apple2 and X11 Package Preview (From: Jeremy Huddleston <email@hidden>)



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