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Date:      Wed, 30 Apr 2014 19:23:07 -0400
From:      Winston Smith <smith.winston.101@gmail.com>
To:        Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen@getmail.no>
Cc:        FreeBSD ARM <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: crochet - why does it (try to) change files in /usr/src?
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On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 6:56 PM, Torfinn Ingolfsen
<torfinn.ingolfsen@getmail.no> wrote:
> I'm (finally) trying crochet today. Ultimate goal is to try and build for Cubieboard, but I'm starting with something easy first - RaspberryPi.
>
> Question 1: it look to me like the script is trying to remove stuff (files) from /usr/src. Why is it doing that?
>
> Question 2: why does crochet need root?
> - all prerequisites (that needs root) are already installed
> - the script is installed in ~/work/crochet-freebsd and all building takes place there
> so why does it need root?

I think it's just the FreeBSD way!

Does it work if you're root?



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