Date: Fri, 26 Jun 1998 17:36:14 +0200 From: Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no> To: Satoshi Asami <asami@FreeBSD.ORG>, jb@cimlogic.com.au Cc: paulz@trantor.stuyts.nl, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: make buildworld needs root privs , why ? Message-ID: <19980626173614.30895@follo.net> In-Reply-To: <199806260212.TAA23754@silvia.HIP.Berkeley.EDU>; from Satoshi Asami on Thu, Jun 25, 1998 at 07:12:45PM -0700 References: <199806252339.JAA07633@cimlogic.com.au> <199806260212.TAA23754@silvia.HIP.Berkeley.EDU>
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On Thu, Jun 25, 1998 at 07:12:45PM -0700, Satoshi Asami wrote: > * I assume that anyone building -current is actually going to _run_ > * current, and since it requires root privileges to install, I don't > * think it is a big ask to expect root for the build too. > > Um, that logic is flawed. The whole point of the build/install-world > split was to make sure people can build a -current world without > actually having to commit to run it. (Think NFS servers, etc.) > > Didn't someone submit a patch to fix this very problem? Bruce? I had one, but I don't know if I can find it... Eivind. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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