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Re: pkg/42328: setting PKG_SYSCONFDIR.minicom creates directory permission problems



The following reply was made to PR pkg/42328; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "OBATA Akio" <obache%netbsd.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/42328: setting PKG_SYSCONFDIR.minicom creates directory
 permission problems
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:38:45 +0900

 On Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:20:05 +0900, Steven Drake <sdrake%xnet.co.nz@localhost> 
wrote:
 
 >  On Mon, 16 Nov 2009, OBATA Akio wrote:
 >  >  If both current this package and after your patch works, just remove
 >  >  OWN_DIRS_PERMS line.
 >  >  Because it means no need special permission to config directory.
 > Good idea and probably best, I have no idea why the directory is given
 >  special permissions, it does not need it.  (This is nothing in the cvs log
 >  and I doubt jlam will remember why he added it 7 year ago.)
 
 Possibly, allow dialer group to admin/use minicom.
 


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