On Fri, 20 Dec 2002 franklin@elfie.org wrote:

> >Synopsis:  pkgsrc waits until package is built to check for security
> >alert

> >How-To-Repeat:
>
> cd /usr/pkgsrc
> cvs update -r netbsd-1-5-PATCH003

You requested the old (non-updated) version.

> cd www/w3m
> make install
> >Fix:
>
> Add checks early on in the make process that a package has a security
> alert issued for it.

Are you talking about audit-packages?

Are you suggesting checking the vulnerabilities list at beginning of the
make? That does sound like an okay idea (if audit-packages is installed).

   Jeremy C. Reed
   http://bsd.reedmedia.net/