Check user doesn't run configure, make or make check as root.

[libguestfs.git] / src / Makefile.am

diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 43f1b0d..ad3b478 100644 (file)
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -179,3 +179,14 @@ guestfs.3: guestfs.pod \
          --name "guestfs" \
          --release "$(PACKAGE_NAME)-$(PACKAGE_VERSION)" \
          > $@
+
+# Check user doesn't try to do 'make all' or 'make check' as root.
+# https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2010-April/msg00098.html
+
+all-local: checkroot
+check-local: checkroot
+checkroot:
+       @if [ "`id -u`" = 0 ]; then \
+           echo "*** Error: Don't run 'make' or 'make check' as root."; \
+           exit 1; \
+       fi