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On Sat, Sep 15, 2007 at 09:33:44AM +0200, Markus Hitter wrote:
> >Brownie ports for someone that can explain why this always happens  
> >for me
> >with ports that have OPTIONS:
> >
> >    bash$ make
> >    cd /usr/ports/editors/vim && make config;
> >    ===>  Switching to root credentials to create /var/db/ports/vim
> >    Password:
> >    ===>  Returning to user credentials
> >    [3]+  Stopped                 WITH_OPTIONS=1 make
> 
> Time to fix your system? It doesn't happen on my 6.2-RELEASE. I'm  
> running ports stuff as root.

Tell me how and I will. :-)

Of course when I do 'make clean install' as root, I'm not asked by the
ports system to su to root.  But when one does as a normal user, one is -
by the system in /usr/ports/Mk.

-- 
-- David  (obrien@FreeBSD.org)
Q: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
A: Why is top-posting (putting a reply at the top of the message) frowned upon?
Let's not play "Jeopardy-style quoting"