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@@ -5,45 +5,53 @@ Natively supported languages are C/C++ and Go. This library would not have been possible without the help of - Aleph1, Roland Buresund and Andrew Main, Alexander Kjeldaas. + Aleph1, Roland Buresund and Andrew Main, Alexander Kjeldaas. More information on capabilities in the Linux kernel, links to the -official git repostitory for libcap, release notes and how to report +official git repository for libcap, release notes and how to report bugs can be found at: - http://sites.google.com/site/fullycapable/ + http://sites.google.com/site/fullycapable/ + +The primary upstream git repository is this one: + + https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/libs/libcap/libcap.git/ # BUILDING AND INSTALLATION - $ make + $ make - builds the library and the programs that are expected - to work on your system. For example, if you have - Linux-PAM installed, pam_cap is built. A golang - installation is required to build the Go packages. + builds the library and the programs that are expected to work + on your system. For example, if you have Linux-PAM installed, + pam_cap is built. A golang installation is required to build + the Go packages. - $ make test + $ make test - runs all of the tests not requiring privilege + runs all of the tests not requiring privilege - $ make sudotest + $ make sudotest - runs all of the tests including those that require privilege. + runs all of the tests including those that require privilege. - $ sudo make install + $ sudo make install - default installs the library libcap.XX.Y in /lib[64]/ - the binaries in /sbin/ - the header files in /usr/include - the {libcap,libpsx}.pc files in /usr/lib[64]/pkgconfig - the Go packages (if built) under /usr/share/gocode/src + default installs the library libcap.XX.Y in /lib[64]/ + the binaries in /sbin/ + the header files in /usr/include + the {libcap,libpsx}.pc files in /usr/lib[64]/pkgconfig + the Go packages (if built) under /usr/share/gocode/src -For some example C programs look in the progs/ directory. Specifically, -capsh, getpcaps, setcap and getcap. +For some example C programs look in the progs/ directory. +Specifically, capsh, getpcaps, setcap and getcap. There are some C +tests in the tests/ directory. Go example programs are to be found in the goapps/ directory. There are also some more complicated integration tests in the go/ directory. +There are also some oddball experimental things in the contrib/ +directory, but they are mostly curiosities. + Cheers Andrew G. Morgan <morgan@kernel.org> |