From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [206.46.173.3] (helo=vms173003pub.verizon.net) by linuxtogo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Mdymh-0004AO-Sn for openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org; Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:57:58 +0200 Received: from gandalf.denix.org ([71.255.235.240]) by vms173003.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-7.04 (built Sep 26 2008; 32bit)) with ESMTPA id <0KON00A72OV6Q1LF@vms173003.mailsrvcs.net> for openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org; Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:40:24 -0500 (CDT) Received: by gandalf.denix.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 57E6914AF5F; Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:40:18 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:40:18 -0400 From: Denys Dmytriyenko To: openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org Message-id: <20090820034018.GC32010@denix.org> References: <6978a1740908182358l69cf380awefdf8d966f75678a@mail.gmail.com> <8d7a1face05be6d40b10e2449a443196.marcin@juszkiewicz.com.pl> MIME-version: 1.0 In-reply-to: <8d7a1face05be6d40b10e2449a443196.marcin@juszkiewicz.com.pl> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) Subject: Re: Create dir with 700 permissions from recipe X-BeenThere: openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Reply-To: openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org List-Id: Using the OpenEmbedded metadata to build Distributions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:58:02 -0000 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-disposition: inline On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 02:19:12PM +0200, marcin@juszkiewicz.com.pl wrote: > Dnia Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:58:25 +0200 napisales[as]: > > > > 1) never ever install something into $HOME > > > 1) Is there possibly something written why not to do that? > > Not every device has $HOME on same partition as / (for example most of > Zaurus devices). And as those files ends in package what will happen if user > will change file in $HOME and then package will overwrite it with other > contents? What with users other then root? > > I know that in your situation most of those reasons are nothing to worry > about but this is why we do not touch anything in $HOME. This warning is only applicable to OE developers or distro maintainers. Doesn't really apply to anyone doing own custom images... -- Denys