Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 13:44:38 +0200 From: Stijn Hoop <stijn@win.tue.nl> To: Will Andrews <andrews@technologist.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bsd.port.mk suggestion: INSTALL_BEFORE_ARGS Message-ID: <20000424134438.B74806@pcwin002.win.tue.nl> In-Reply-To: <20000423134810.R6549@argon.blackdawn.com>; from andrews@technologist.com on Sun, Apr 23, 2000 at 01:48:10PM -0400 References: <20000423134810.R6549@argon.blackdawn.com>
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On Sun, Apr 23, 2000 at 01:48:10PM -0400, Will Andrews wrote:
> Hello,
>
> If you're like me, and you often ``make'' your ports as non-root then
> ``sudo'' or ``su'' or whatever to install, then you often find that you
> have to cd to each of the port's dependencies and do them there first.
> Sometimes we just sigh and do ``sudo make'' so they'll be able to install
> in /usr/local, etc. etc.
>
> Well, why not have an INSTALL_BEFORE_ARGS variable (like
> FETCH_BEFORE_ARGS)? This way, we can specify INSTALL_BEFORE_ARGS="sudo" and
> all you'll have to do is type the password in as needed. Or however your
> install method goes.
>
> Comments, thoughts, derisions?
I would *really* like this - I also build as a non-root user, and e.g.
installing gnome etc is simply not feasible without something like this.
Besides, this probably doesn't affect people who simply build as root,
does it?
--Stijn
>
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