openwrt / openwrt/packages

checking whether mknod can create fifo without root privileges... configure: error: in `/root/openwrt/build_dir/host/tar-1.34': configure: error: you should not run configure as root (set FORCE_UNSAFE_CONFIGURE=1 in environment to bypass this check)

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Description

Please make sure that the issue subject starts with <package-name>:

Also make sure that the package is maintained in this repository and not in base which should be submitted at https://bugs.openwrt.org or in the LuCI repository which should be submitted at https://github.com/openwrt/luci/issues.

Issues related to releases below 18.06 and forks are not supported or maintained and will be closed.

Issue template (remove lines from top till here)

Maintainer: @<github-user> (find it by checking history of the package Makefile)
Environment: (put here arch, model, OpenWrt version)

Description:

Format code blocks by wrapping them with pairs of ```

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Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Begin with the reported configure failure in build_dir/host/tar-1.34 and review the issue's missing environment details. Investigate the mknod FIFO privilege check and determine the expected non-root configure behavior; done means the behavior and a reproducible resolution are documented or implemented, with validation of the host tar build.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
build-system
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
18/100

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