Re: New Prerequisites
  By: Dumas Walker to DIGITAL MAN on Thu May 14 2020 05:35 pm

 > >  > sudo
 > >  > libcap2-bin
 > > Thanks, but neither of those should be required for compiling synchronet
 > > on li
 > > x.
 >
 > Well, they are.  :)

Technically, no. They're just required for the install/GNUmakefile, which is
just one of the ways to initiate an get/sbbs build. sudo is only required
because of the setcap call and automatic use of setcap solves a number of
frequently-asked-questions on Linux.

 > Ever since I pulled my first copy of 3.18 from cvs, all compiles have asked
 > for the sudo password about 2/3rds through the process.  Without sudo it
 > will stop with an error before it can ask.  Without libcap2-bin, it will
 > stop right after you enter the password.
 >
 > That happens with the following make command line:
 >
 > make install SYMLINK=1 USE_DOSEMU=1
 >
 > I pulled the GNUmakefile for the install in question on May 13th
 > (yesterday), but that is not the first time it has happened.

I understand. But you don't *have* to use the install/GNUmakefile to get/build
sbbs. In fact, there are instructions for doing just that here:
http://wiki.synchro.net/install:nix#non-cvs

 > I don't otherwise use setcap with sbbs.  There could be something in the
 > config files I pulled down with it (fresh install, all stock) that might
 > currently be pointed to use setcap, but I have not been intentionally
 > specifying it anywhere for my compiles.
 >
 > The two linux OSes in question are Ubuntu Bionic Beaver and Devuan Ascii.

Cool. Just install sudo and setcap first.

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