From 8aba4aa2d7a40de43bcd4b56ba5f75a7c043bb66 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nirbheek Chauhan Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2018 03:11:28 +0530 Subject: 0.47 release notes: Document polkit support [skip ci] --- docs/markdown/Release-notes-for-0.47.0.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) (limited to 'docs/markdown') diff --git a/docs/markdown/Release-notes-for-0.47.0.md b/docs/markdown/Release-notes-for-0.47.0.md index fb36e96..9736256 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/Release-notes-for-0.47.0.md +++ b/docs/markdown/Release-notes-for-0.47.0.md @@ -292,3 +292,11 @@ the `depend_files:` and `depends:` keywords. When using binutils's `windres`, dependencies on files `#include`'d by the preprocessor are now automatically tracked. +## Polkit support for privileged installation + +When running `install`, if installation fails with a permission error and +`pkexec` is available, Meson will attempt to use it to spawn a permission +dialog for privileged installation and retry the installation. + +If `pkexec` is not available, the old behaviour is retained and you will need +to explicitly run the install step with `sudo`. -- cgit v1.1