This patch allows us to install the Vixie-compatible binaries as non-root. --- mcron-1.0.4/makefile.in 2008-02-21 20:55:24.000000000 +0100 +++ mcron-1.0.4/makefile.in 2009-04-03 20:18:44.000000000 +0200 @@ -872,15 +872,11 @@ mcron.c : main.scm crontab.scm makefile. @rm -f mcron.escaped.scm > /dev/null 2>&1 install-exec-hook: - @if [ "`id -u`" -eq "0" ]; then \ + @if true; then \ rm -f $(fpp)cron$(EXEEXT) > /dev/null 2>&1; \ $(INSTALL) --mode='u=rwx' mcron$(EXEEXT) $(fpp)cron$(EXEEXT); \ rm -f $(fpp)crontab$(EXEEXT) > /dev/null 2>&1; \ $(INSTALL) --mode='u=rwxs,og=rx' mcron$(EXEEXT) $(fpp)crontab$(EXEEXT); \ - ./mkinstalldirs -m 'u=rwx' /var/cron; \ - ./mkinstalldirs -m 'u=rwx,og=rx' /var/run; \ - ./mkinstalldirs -m 'u=rwx,og=rx' @GUILE_SITE@; \ - ./mkinstalldirs -m 'u=rwx,og=rx' @GUILE_SITE@/mcron; \ else \ echo "+++ WARNING: NON-ROOT INSTALL: ONLY mcron WILL BE INSTALLED, NOT ANY OF THE VIXIE REPLACEMENT PROGRAMS"; \ fi