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Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] setcap for CMake install under Linux

From: Guy Harris <guy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2014 17:00:24 -0800
On Jan 12, 2014, at 2:23 PM, Joerg Mayer <jmayer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> It allows the compilation with capabilities (that's what I use), but right now
> the installation process has neither suid nor setcap support.
> Does it really make sense to add this? If so, I can do so tomorrow.

I think it'd make sense to support them.

(It should probably also support making Debian packages, RPMs, OS X dmgs, etc. to at least the same extent that autotools does, as well as supporting making Windows NSIS packages.)