Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:29:33 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: Da Rock <rock_on_the_web@comcen.com.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Firebird client fails port install Message-ID: <443agpp78i.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <1229202715.18610.5.camel@laptop2.herveybayaustralia.com.au> (Da Rock's message of "Sun\, 14 Dec 2008 07\:11\:55 %2B1000") References: <1229202715.18610.5.camel@laptop2.herveybayaustralia.com.au>
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Da Rock <rock_on_the_web@comcen.com.au> writes: > I'm trying to install php5-extensions (which includes firebird), but its > failing with an error code 1 on firebird20-client. It does mention > running make to build firebird, but not as root. So I've tried > everything to get this to work: running make as my wheel group user, > installing as a pkg instead. > > What could I be missing? > > (And before anybody asks: I ran portsnap fetch update twice yesterday - > and I did run the update. I've learnt my lesson from last time...) Unless you set variables to put the work directory somewhere non-standard, the ports system will try to do its building under each port's directory, which is normally not writable by regular users. Similarly, installing a port (or a package, for the same reasons) normally requires root permissions for access to system directories and in many cases to let programs installed by ports run as special-purpose users. What is the reason you're trying to install ports as a different user? -- Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/
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