Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:19:18 +0100 From: hans@lambermont.dyndns.org (Hans Lambermont) To: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] portmaster with SU_CMD Message-ID: <20071112141917.GB82556@leia.lambermont.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.0.99999.0711111451130.20729@ync.qbhto.arg> References: <20071111155343.GC1567@ted.stsp.lan> <alpine.BSF.0.99999.0711111451130.20729@ync.qbhto.arg>
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Doug Barton wrote: > This is very interesting stuff, but I don't see how it would be useful to > a very wide audience. My feeling is that the vast majority of our users > build and/or install ports as root, and I don't see any good reason for > that not to be the default practice. > > I'll review your patch more thoroughly when time allows (since we are in a > freeze I can't add new features right now anyway) but I'm not inclined to > add this unless there is a fairly substantial clamor for it. I'd use it if it was available. (I even think this should be default behaviour, but that's for another thread/bikeshed). regards, Hans Lambermont
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