Re: RFC: Removing WITHOUT_CAPSICUM and WITHOUT_CASPER from 14.x

Hi Colin,

On Thu, Feb 16, 2023 at 04:53:43AM +0000, Colin Percival wrote:
> Hi FreeBSD architects,
> 
> I'd like to remove WITHOUT_CAPSICUM and WITHOUT_CASPER for FreeBSD 14.x.
> 
> The rationale for this is threefold:
> 
> 1. They doesn't serve any useful purpose and merely weakens security;
> 
> 2. They're an anomaly among WITH/WITHOUT options -- most WITHOUT_* options
> take the form "don't build/install <components>" rather than having
> effects across the entire tree.
> 
> 3. They're a pain for release engineering, because approximately nobody ever
> tests FreeBSD with WITHOUT_CAPSICUM or WITHOUT_CASPER set, but they're the
> sort of option which can easily break the build due to having affects all
> over the tree.
> 
> If nobody objects, my plan is to get rid of the WITHOUT_ build options first
> and leave MK_{CAPSICUM,CASPER} set unconditionally to "yes"; then sweep the
> tree (mostly a matter of running unifdef) after 14.x is branched.

I would think that this a good idea, besides from the release engineering point
of view I can't think about a business case where security measures should be
disabled.

--Gordon