* [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [PATCH] alfred: mention libcap in the README
@ 2015-08-14 16:25 Simon Wunderlich
2015-08-17 11:43 ` Simon Wunderlich
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From: Simon Wunderlich @ 2015-08-14 16:25 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: b.a.t.m.a.n
Reported-by: Florian Steinel <alfred@open-mesh.org.flonet.net>
Signed-off-by: Simon Wunderlich <sw@simonwunderlich.de>
---
README | 9 +++++++--
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README b/README
index 7cef9f6..938a275 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ alfred depends on:
* librt (usually part of libc)
* IPv6 support in the kernel/host system
-and if distributing GPS information:
- * libgps
+and optionally:
+ * libgps - if you want to distribute GPS information
+ * libcap - if you want extra security by dropping unneeded privileges
To compile alfred, simply type:
@@ -53,6 +54,10 @@ CONFIG_ALFRED_GPSD=n:
$ make CONFIG_ALFRED_GPSD=n
$ make CONFIG_ALFRED_GPSD=n install
+If don't want to compile with libcap to drop privileges, use:
+
+ $ make CONFIG_ALFRED_CAPABILITIES=n
+ $ make CONFIG_ALFRED_CAPABILITIES=n install
Usage
-----
--
2.1.4
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* Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [PATCH] alfred: mention libcap in the README
2015-08-14 16:25 [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [PATCH] alfred: mention libcap in the README Simon Wunderlich
@ 2015-08-17 11:43 ` Simon Wunderlich
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From: Simon Wunderlich @ 2015-08-17 11:43 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: b.a.t.m.a.n; +Cc: Florian Steinel
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On Friday 14 August 2015 18:25:16 Simon Wunderlich wrote:
> Reported-by: Florian Steinel <alfred@open-mesh.org.flonet.net>
> Signed-off-by: Simon Wunderlich <sw@simonwunderlich.de>
Applied in revision 4384c2b.
Cheers,
Simon
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