From: Jim Weirich <jim@...>
Date: 2004-08-13T18:16:35+09:00
Subject: Re: RubyForge project and gem distriubtion

Mauricio Fern�ndez wrote:
> IIRC both the extconf.rb and the Makefiles supplied with the gem will
> be run if the gem specifies it carries extensions, so there's some
> potential for abuse as root. 

I stand corrected.  I forgot about extension builds.

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