Bug 560 – Cross-compile problem in version 1.8.5p1

Bug 560 - Cross-compile problem in version 1.8.5p1


Summary:	Cross-compile problem in version 1.8.5p1

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Product:	Sudo
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Sudoers
Version:	1.8.4
Hardware:	PC Linux

Importance:	low normal
Assigned To:	Todd C. Miller

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Reported:	2012-06-19 07:09 MDT by Simon Dawson
Modified:	2012-09-12 15:03 MDT (History)
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Description Simon Dawson 2012-06-19 07:09:16 MDT

The install fails while "Checking existing sudoers file for syntax errors."

This is because an attempt is made to invoke ./visudo, which has been cross-compiled for the target.

Since this is a sanity check only, it could probably be dispensed with if cross-compile is detected.

I'd be happy to submit a patch for this, but I'll need someone with some experience of the sudo codebase to advise me how best to test for cross-compilation in the sudoers Makefile.

Comment 1 Todd C. Miller 2012-06-20 13:39:33 MDT

I've added a check for cross-compiling that skips the regression tests and the sudoers pre-install test.  The change will be present in sudo 1.8.6.

Comment 2 Todd C. Miller 2012-09-12 15:03:59 MDT

Fixed in sudo 1.8.6