[blfs] branch trunk updated: ruby: prevent installing files owned by root in user home

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commit 63cfa1c7e13fb1aa7f9759e62fc5539bd4df7400
Author: Pierre Labastie <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sun May 10 23:39:52 2026 +0200

    ruby: prevent installing files owned by root in user home
    
    Fixes #23276
---
 general/prog/ruby.xml | 12 +++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/general/prog/ruby.xml b/general/prog/ruby.xml
index bff3d65cef..bef23bfcce 100644
--- a/general/prog/ruby.xml
+++ b/general/prog/ruby.xml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ make</userinput></screen>
       Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
     </para>
 
-<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
+    <screen role="root"><userinput>XDG_DATA_HOME=/tmp make install</userinput></screen>
 
     <note>
       <para>
@@ -204,6 +204,16 @@ bundle update rake</userinput></screen>
       and installing C API documents.
     </para>
 
+    <para>
+      <command>XDG_DATA_HOME=/tmp ...</command>: If
+      <envar>XDG_DATA_HOME</envar> is not set, the installation process
+      creates the <filename class='directory'>$HOME/.local/share</filename>
+      directory if it does not exist. Depending on the way root privileges
+      have been acquired, this may create files owned by &root; in the user
+      home directory, or in <filename class='directory'>/root</filename>,
+      which is not desirable either.
+    </para>
+
   </sect2>
 
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