Re: git: f3caf742108b - main - x11/mate-screensaver: Fix PAM build

From: Eric Turgeon <ericturgeon.bsd_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2021 23:02:08 UTC
I made a GitHub issue
https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-screensaver/issues/272 with the
information I have so far.

*Eric Turgeon*


On Fri, Dec 31, 2021 at 6:05 PM Eric Turgeon <ericturgeon.bsd@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Ok, I made a fork of mate-desktop/mate-screensaver
> <https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-screensaver> and reverted
> https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-screensaver/commit/ec813dffa59d30fa30ab3e4932095337b5813132#diff-aeac78bee2093aadfdb2899062cd27c459b83549bbb843417bf3693ca58673a2
> and
> https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-screensaver/commit/ec813dffa59d30fa30ab3e4932095337b5813132#diff-3ff2c5a579bd5353be616133d0eef15a260c9f44f9064a5a36b58cb7c4b1d989
> .
> I did run sh autogen.sh --with-console-kit=yes --with-systemd=no
> --enable-authentication-scheme=helper
> --with-passwd-helper=/usr/local/bin/pam_helper, gmake and sudo gmake
> install.
> Everything is back to normal now I am trying to find if
> src/gs-auth-helper.c or src/gs-auth-helper.c is the problem.
> *Eric Turgeon*
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 31, 2021 at 3:27 AM Tomoaki AOKI <junchoon@dec.sakura.ne.jp>
> wrote:
>
>> That's what I pointed as suspicious (but couldn't track where the
>> problem lives in) on Bug 260811.
>>
>> If introducing missing header(s) is suffice, and any open source
>> software having it allows partial use, creating header-only port
>> deriving from it can be an option.
>>
>> For example, electron* ports are derived from chromium.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:27:34 -0400
>> Eric Turgeon <ericturgeon.bsd@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > It is most likely this commit
>> >
>> https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-screensaver/commit/ed6e6065bf0e85b64317b5a34b9f7a36a0c839a6
>> > .
>> >
>> > *Eric Turgeon*
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Dec 31, 2021 at 12:02 AM Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com
>> >
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > > I can confirm PAM authentication is broken by this new release. Like
>> > > layers
>> > > of an onion, this problem will need to be investigated further. I
>> doubt
>> > > simply adding additional macros would resolve the problem. The reason
>> I
>> > > believe this is that the macros are likely a small part of something
>> > > larger.
>> > >
>> > > Having said that, ports/security/pecl-pam includes a copy of the file
>> with
>> > > a reference to the URL from whence it came (suggesting a GPL
>> violation in
>> > > the ports tree).
>> > >
>> > > I think the path forward is to engage our upstream. Then look at a
>> number
>> > > of short-term or longer-term options to get us over this hump.
>> > >
>> > > If upstream is open to fixing the problem temporarily marking the PAM
>> > > option broken or temporarily rolling back the upgrade may suffice.
>> > >
>> > > Alternatively, if upstream isn't open to remediation we may want to
>> > > consider importing Linux-pam on github as a port. Be aware that
>> multiple
>> > > PAM stacks can coexist however similar problems we have with three
>> KRB5s
>> > > will require getting linking just right. This option does have the
>> > > advantage of supporting other software written for Linux-PAM (instead
>> of
>> > > OpenPAM or Solaris PAM -- FreeBSD PAM is based on OpenPAM).
>> > >
>> > > Another alternative is dump mate-screensaver for xscreensaver. IIRC
>> > > xscreensaver was the original screen saver for Gnome back in the day.
>> (IMO
>> > > xscreensaver is superior to the Gnome and mate screensavers, though
>> this
>> > > is
>> > > just a personal preference. I've also used it to replace the CDE
>> > > screensaver on a per-user basis.) Anyhow, just a thought for anyone.
>> > >
>> > > Until we look at the code we won't have a good idea of what kind of
>> work
>> > > is
>> > > involved.
>> > >
>> > > Strategically a Linux-PAM port might be something we might want to
>> think
>> > > about long term. Tactically, any of the other options could work.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > Cheers,
>> > > Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com>
>> > > FreeBSD UNIX:  <cy@FreeBSD.org>   Web:  https://FreeBSD.org
>> > > NTP:           <cy@nwtime.org>    Web:  https://nwtime.org
>> > >
>> > >         The need of the many outweighs the greed of the few.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > In message <202112301701.1BUH1dji009235@slippy.cwsent.com>, Cy
>> Schubert
>> > > writes:
>> > > > No. It's a bunch of inline macros that perform memory and other
>> > > functions.
>> > > > All could have been made to be actual functions. On my Fedora VM at
>> $JOB
>> > > > they're part of the pam-devel.rpm.
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > --
>> > > > Cheers,
>> > > > Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com>
>> > > > FreeBSD UNIX:  <cy@FreeBSD.org>   Web:  https://FreeBSD.org
>> > > > NTP:           <cy@nwtime.org>    Web:  https://nwtime.org
>> > > >
>> > > >       The need of the many outweighs the greed of the few.
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > In message
>> > > <CADRZFmrE8avprf7NZPcU+tbsgVBzk9=qp4zHKgxLXSOK60QQQw@mail.gmail.c
>> > > > om>
>> > > > , Eric Turgeon writes:
>> > > > > --00000000000063b43405d45dfc6d
>> > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Do we have an equivalent of security/_pam_macros.h?
>> > > > >
>> > > > > *Eric Turgeon*
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > > On Wed, Dec 29, 2021 at 11:42 PM Cy Schubert <
>> > > Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com>
>> > > > > wrote:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > This commit only fixed a compile time error, include file
>> > > > > > security/_pam_macros.h not found (discovered by my poudriere
>> build).
>> > > > > > security/_pam_macros is an include file found only on some
>> distros of
>> > > > > > Linux, a Linuxism. Try it without PAM enabled; the file not
>> found
>> > > error
>> > > > > > may
>> > > > > > just be the beginning of a multitude of PAM issues.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > I'll try to look at it over the next couple days.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > --
>> > > > > > Cheers,
>> > > > > > Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com>
>> > > > > > FreeBSD UNIX:  <cy@FreeBSD.org>   Web:  https://FreeBSD.org
>> > > > > > NTP:           <cy@nwtime.org>    Web:  https://nwtime.org
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >         The need of the many outweighs the greed of the few.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > In message <
>> 20211230110857.1c0ac0e19e8206cb64a040d7@dec.sakura.ne.jp
>> > > >,
>> > > > > > Tomoaki
>> > > > > > AOKI writes:
>> > > > > > > Hi.
>> > > > > > > Wondered whih commit to comment but decided to latest.
>> > > > > > > mate-screensaver no longer opens login panel after upgrading
>> from
>> > > > > > > 1.26.0 to 1.26.1.
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > Created Bug 260811 [1].
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > [1] https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=260811
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > The branch main has been updated by cy:
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > URL:
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > >
>> https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/ports/commit/?id=f3caf742108bb552724d4c4dae74b28
>> > > > ea
>> > > > > 26
>> > > > > > > 6a6a3
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > commit f3caf742108bb552724d4c4dae74b28ea266a6a3
>> > > > > > > > Author:     Cy Schubert <cy_at_FreeBSD.org>
>> > > > > > > > AuthorDate: 2021-12-29 03:12:39 +0000
>> > > > > > > > Commit:     Cy Schubert <cy_at_FreeBSD.org>
>> > > > > > > > CommitDate: 2021-12-29 03:12:39 +0000
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > >     x11/mate-screensaver: Fix PAM build
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > >     Fix build when PAM enabled; <security/_pam_macros.h> is
>> a
>> > > Linuxis
>> > > > m.
>> > > > > > > > ---
>> > > > > > > >  x11/mate-screensaver/files/patch-helper_pam-helper.c | 10
>> > > ++++++++++
>> > > > > > > >  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > diff --git
>> a/x11/mate-screensaver/files/patch-helper_pam-helper.c
>> > > > > > > b/x11/mate-screensaver/files/patch-helper_pam-helper.c
>> > > > > > > > new file mode 100644
>> > > > > > > > index 000000000000..605141fb0e54
>> > > > > > > > --- /dev/null
>> > > > > > > > +++ b/x11/mate-screensaver/files/patch-helper_pam-helper.c
>> > > > > > > > _at__at_ -0,0 +1,10 _at__at_
>> > > > > > > > +--- helper/pam-helper.c.orig       2021-11-15
>> > > 14:28:47.000000000 -08
>> > > > 00
>> > > > > > > > ++++ helper/pam-helper.c    2021-12-28 19:09:39.501645000
>> -0800
>> > > > > > > > +_at__at_ -33,7 +33,6 _at__at_
>> > > > > > > > +  */
>> > > > > > > > +
>> > > > > > > > + #include <security/pam_appl.h>
>> > > > > > > > +-#include <security/_pam_macros.h>
>> > > > > > > > +
>> > > > > > > > + #include <sys/types.h>
>> > > > > > > > + #include <stdarg.h>
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > --
>> > > > > > > Tomoaki AOKI    <junchoon@dec.sakura.ne.jp>
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > > --00000000000063b43405d45dfc6d
>> > > > > Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8"
>> > > > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
>> > > > >
>> > > > > <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Do we have an equivalent of
>> > > security/_pam_macros.h?</
>> > > > =
>> > > > > div><div><br></div><div><div><div dir=3D"ltr"
>> > > class=3D"gmail_signature" dat
>> > > > =
>> > > > > a-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div
>> > > dir=3D"ltr"><div
>> > > > =
>> > > > > ><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div
>> dir=3D"ltr"><span><font
>> > > color=
>> > > > > =3D"#888888"><font><font color=3D"#000000"><b>Eric
>> > > Turgeon</b></font></font
>> > > > =
>> > > > >
>> > >
>> ></font></span><span></span><cite></cite><br></div><span></span></div></div
>> > > > =
>> > > > >
>> ></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div
>> > > class=
>> > > > > =3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed,
>> Dec 29,
>> > > 2021
>> > > > =
>> > > > >  at 11:42 PM Cy Schubert &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:
>> > > Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com">C
>> > > > =
>> > > > > y.Schubert@cschubert.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote
>> > > class=3D"gmail
>> > > > =
>> > > > > _quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid
>> > > rgb(204,204
>> > > > =
>> > > > > ,204);padding-left:1ex">This commit only fixed a compile time
>> error,
>> > > includ
>> > > > =
>> > > > > e file <br>
>> > > > > security/_pam_macros.h not found (discovered by my poudriere
>> build).
>> > > <br>
>> > > > > security/_pam_macros is an include file found only on some
>> distros of
>> > > <br>
>> > > > > Linux, a Linuxism. Try it without PAM enabled; the file not found
>> > > error may
>> > > > =
>> > > > >  <br>
>> > > > > just be the beginning of a multitude of PAM issues.<br>
>> > > > > <br>
>> > > > > I&#39;ll try to look at it over the next couple days.<br>
>> > > > > <br>
>> > > > > <br>
>> > > > > -- <br>
>> > > > > Cheers,<br>
>> > > > > Cy Schubert &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com"
>> > > target=3D"_bla
>> > > > =
>> > > > > nk">Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com</a>&gt;<br>
>> > > > > FreeBSD UNIX:=C2=A0 &lt;cy@FreeBSD.org&gt;=C2=A0
>> =C2=A0Web:=C2=A0 <a
>> > > href=
>> > > > > =3D"https://FreeBSD.org" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">
>> > > https://FreeB
>> > > > =
>> > > > > SD.org</a><br>
>> > > > > NTP:=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&lt;<a
>> href=3D"mailto:
>> > > cy@nwtim
>> > > > =
>> > > > > e.org" target=3D"_blank">cy@nwtime.org</a>&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0
>> > > Web:=C2=A0 <a h
>> > > > =
>> > > > > ref=3D"https://nwtime.org" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">
>> > > https://nwt
>> > > > =
>> > > > > ime.org</a><br>
>> > > > > <br>
>> > > > > =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 The need of the many outweighs the
>> greed
>> > > of the
>> > > > =
>> > > > >  few.<br>
>> > > > > <br>
>> > > > > <br>
>> > > > > In message &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:
>> > > 20211230110857.1c0ac0e19e8206cb64a040d7@de
>> > > > =
>> > > > > c.sakura.ne.jp"
>> > > target=3D"_blank">20211230110857.1c0ac0e19e8206cb64a040d7@d
>> > > > =
>> > > > > ec.sakura.ne.jp</a>&gt;, <br>
>> > > > > Tomoaki<br>
>> > > > > AOKI writes:<br>
>> > > > > &gt; Hi.<br>
>> > > > > &gt; Wondered whih commit to comment but decided to latest.<br>
>> > > > > &gt; mate-screensaver no longer opens login panel after upgrading
>> > > from<br>
>> > > > > &gt; 1.26.0 to 1.26.1.<br>
>> > > > > &gt;<br>
>> > > > > &gt; Created Bug 260811 [1].<br>
>> > > > > &gt;<br>
>> > > > > &gt; [1] <a href=3D"
>> > > https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D260
>> > > > =
>> > > > > 811" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">
>> > > https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla
>> > > > =
>> > > > > /show_bug.cgi?id=3D260811</a><br>
>> > > > > &gt;<br>
>> > > > > &gt;<br>
>> > > > > &gt; &gt; The branch main has been updated by cy:<br>
>> > > > > &gt; &gt; <br>
>> > > > > &gt; &gt; URL:<br>
>> > > > > &gt; <a href=3D"
>> > > https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/ports/commit/?id=3Df3caf742108bb55
>> > > > =
>> > > > > 2724d4c4dae74b28ea26" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">
>> > > https://cgit.Fre
>> > > > =
>> > > > >
>> eBSD.org/ports/commit/?id=3Df3caf742108bb552724d4c4dae74b28ea26</a><br>
>> > > > > &gt; 6a6a3<br>
>> > > > > &gt; &gt; <br>
>> > > > > &gt; &gt; commit f3caf742108bb552724d4c4dae74b28ea266a6a3<br>
>> > > > > &gt; &gt; Author:=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Cy Schubert
>> > > &lt;cy_at_FreeBSD.org&gt;<
>> > > > =
>> > > > > br>
>> > > > > &gt; &gt; AuthorDate: 2021-12-29 03:12:39 +0000<br>
>> > > > > &gt; &gt; Commit:=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Cy Schubert
>> > > &lt;cy_at_FreeBSD.org&gt;<
>> > > > =
>> > > > > br>
>> > > > > &gt; &gt; CommitDate: 2021-12-29 03:12:39 +0000<br>
>> > > > > &gt; &gt; <br>
>> > > > > &gt; &gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0x11/mate-screensaver: Fix PAM
>> build<br>
>> > > > > &gt; &gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0<br>
>> > > > > &gt; &gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Fix build when PAM enabled;
>> > > &lt;security/_pam_
>> > > > =
>> > > > > macros.h&gt; is a Linuxism.<br>
>> > > > > &gt; &gt; ---<br>
>> > > > > &gt; &gt;=C2=A0
>> x11/mate-screensaver/files/patch-helper_pam-helper.c |
>> > > 10 +
>> > > > =
>> > > > > +++++++++<br>
>> > > > > &gt; &gt;=C2=A0 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)<br>
>> > > > > &gt; &gt; <br>
>> > > > > &gt; &gt; diff --git
>> > > a/x11/mate-screensaver/files/patch-helper_pam-helper.c
>> > > > =
>> > > > > <br>
>> > > > > &gt; b/x11/mate-screensaver/files/patch-helper_pam-helper.c<br>
>> > > > > &gt; &gt; new file mode 100644<br>
>> > > > > &gt; &gt; index 000000000000..605141fb0e54<br>
>> > > > > &gt; &gt; --- /dev/null<br>
>> > > > > &gt; &gt; +++
>> > > b/x11/mate-screensaver/files/patch-helper_pam-helper.c<br>
>> > > > > &gt; &gt; _at__at_ -0,0 +1,10 _at__at_<br>
>> > > > > &gt; &gt; +--- helper/pam-helper.c.orig=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0
>> > > =C2=A02021-11-1
>> > > > =
>> > > > > 5 14:28:47.000000000 -0800<br>
>> > > > > &gt; &gt; ++++ helper/pam-helper.c=C2=A0 =C2=A0 2021-12-28
>> > > 19:09:39.5016450
>> > > > =
>> > > > > 00 -0800<br>
>> > > > > &gt; &gt; +_at__at_ -33,7 +33,6 _at__at_<br>
>> > > > > &gt; &gt; +=C2=A0 */<br>
>> > > > > &gt; &gt; + <br>
>> > > > > &gt; &gt; + #include &lt;security/pam_appl.h&gt;<br>
>> > > > > &gt; &gt; +-#include &lt;security/_pam_macros.h&gt;<br>
>> > > > > &gt; &gt; + <br>
>> > > > > &gt; &gt; + #include &lt;sys/types.h&gt;<br>
>> > > > > &gt; &gt; + #include &lt;stdarg.h&gt;<br>
>> > > > > &gt;<br>
>> > > > > &gt; -- <br>
>> > > > > &gt; Tomoaki AOKI=C2=A0 =C2=A0 &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:
>> > > junchoon@dec.sakura.ne
>> > > > =
>> > > > > .jp" target=3D"_blank">junchoon@dec.sakura.ne.jp</a>&gt;<br>
>> > > > > <br>
>> > > > > <br>
>> > > > > </blockquote></div>
>> > > > >
>> > > > > --00000000000063b43405d45dfc6d--
>> > > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>>
>>
>> --
>> Tomoaki AOKI    <junchoon@dec.sakura.ne.jp>
>>
>