[SDL] Installation of binary apps on linux

[Michel Bardiaux]

Bill Kendrick wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 04, 2006 at 03:03:49PM +0100, Gabriele Greco wrote:
>>> If you really want to run in an 'exotic patch', *dont* install.
>>>   
>> What do you mean by "dont" install?
> 
> I think he meant "exotic path"?  

No, I really did type "exotic patch". Probably not the best choice of 
words, but "environment" is a tech term too. Anyway, the important word 
was "exotic": running with game-supplied libraries instead of the 
system-supplied ones.

> And by "don't install", I think he means
> "run the app from some subdirectory," e.g., user can run it out of
> '/home/username/gamename/' rather than having to install it to /usr...

Exactly. On Windows you see each and every installer replace system exes 
and dlls. <SHUDDER>. I agree that "out-of-the-box installation by Joe 
Sixpack" is a very desirable goal; but it should not be achieved by 
compromising security.

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