Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:53:58 +0200 From: Damien Fleuriot <ml@my.gd> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: build ports from not a root user? Message-ID: <4E283D86.7080407@my.gd> In-Reply-To: <20110721100259.GA5326@external.screwed.box> References: <20110721100259.GA5326@external.screwed.box>
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On 7/21/11 12:02 PM, Peter Vereshagin wrote: > Oh freebsd-questions want you buy me a mersedes benz? > What the f... ? > I'd like to build my ports from not a root user. That is possible but exceedingly highly inconvenient. What is the reason for doing that ? I can not come up with a scenario where one would want to do that. Rather than the means you'd like to use, tell us the end you're trying to accomplish. In other terms: what are you trying to do ? (and don't tell me "building a port as a non root user") > How can I tell the ports system that it should su ( switch user ) before to > build the dependencies? I don't think you can. > Can portupgrade handle this? Nope. > Dependencies should be installed from a root user. > And the rest of your ports too.
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