Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:16:10 +1000 From: Da Rock <rock_on_the_web@comcen.com.au> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: [Fwd: Re: Firebird client fails port install] Message-ID: <1229375777.1647.70.camel@laptop2.herveybayaustralia.com.au>
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--=-SFPIlT3nFtHEMctLIX9H Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I tried the questions list, but I can't seem to get an answer apart from a workaround (which I already implemented anyway). Any ideas on how to fix this? --=-SFPIlT3nFtHEMctLIX9H Content-Disposition: inline Content-Description: Forwarded message - Re: Firebird client fails port install Content-Type: message/rfc822 Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Received: from sunshine1.herveybayaustralia.com.au (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.unitedinsong.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF6C4432D for <rock_on_the_web@comcen.com.au>; Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:51:58 +1000 (EST) X-Original-To: rock_on_the_web@comcen.com.au Received: from mail.comcen.com.au by sunshine1.herveybayaustralia.com.au with POP3 (fetchmail-6.3.8) for <rock_on_the_web@comcen.com.au> (single-drop); Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:51:58 +1000 (EST) Received: from iblis.comcen.com.au (iblis.comcen.com.au [203.23.236.107]) by angel.comcen.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id E32585C3041F for <rock_on_the_web@comcen.com.au>; Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:39:22 +1100 (EST) Received: from mx2.freebsd.org (mx2.freebsd.org [69.147.83.53]) by iblis.comcen.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9EF5814D8A9 for <rock_on_the_web@comcen.com.au>; Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:38:02 +1100 (EST) Received: from hub.freebsd.org (hub.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::36]) by mx2.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 365D717714A; Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:37:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org) Received: from hub.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 90E2B1065693; Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:37:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org) Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 35CC11065670 for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:37:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rock_on_the_web@comcen.com.au) Received: from mail.unitedinsong.com.au (202-172-126-254.cpe.qld-1.comcen.com.au [202.172.126.254]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DFD6A8FC08 for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:37:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rock_on_the_web@comcen.com.au) Received: from [192.168.0.199] (unknown [192.168.0.199]) by mail.unitedinsong.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7E0EB4309 for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:38:14 +1000 (EST) From: Da Rock <rock_on_the_web@comcen.com.au> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <443agpp78i.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> References: <1229202715.18610.5.camel@laptop2.herveybayaustralia.com.au> <443agpp78i.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:37:18 +1000 Message-Id: <1229373442.1647.57.camel@laptop2.herveybayaustralia.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.3.1 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Subject: Re: Firebird client fails port install X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>; List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Errors-To: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Mon, 2008-12-15 at 14:29 -0500, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > 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? > Because the first stop error occurs and it says to run make to build firebird, but it also says "Please do not build firebird as 'root' because this may cause conflicts with SysV semaphores of running services." _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" --=-SFPIlT3nFtHEMctLIX9H--
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