- From: Henrik Frystyk Nielsen <frystyk@w3.org>
- Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 10:47:40 -0400
- To: "Roger B. Sidje" <rbs@maths.uq.edu.au>
- Cc: www-lib@w3.org
At 03:48 5/25/98 +1000, Roger B. Sidje wrote: >I have downloaded the lib today and tried to install it on this >end, mainly in view of using w3c from within a perl CGI script >via my netscape. > >For security purpose, the installation of our server is such >that the web area, where we put our documents and CGI-scripts, >is isolated from the other areas through a "chroot" mechanism. >Hence, e.g., when a CGI-script is executed, its absolute path >must be with respect to the "chroot path" and if there is a >security leak, it will affect only the web area. The system >admin says the mechanism is worthwhile. However, for us, users, >it is quite tricky to install CGI scripts that must be compiled >in our normal area and therefore with paths in that area. If the executable is several MBytes then it is a static linked binary which can be run every where. If it is in the order of 100-500K then it is using shared libraries. You can control this using the configure script: use the --disable-shared flag when you run the configure script. That should generate static files only. Hope this helps, Henrik -- Henrik Frystyk Nielsen, <frystyk@w3.org> World Wide Web Consortium http://www.w3.org/People/Frystyk
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