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Date:      Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:46:43 -0600
From:      "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net>
To:        "Ricardo Nabinger Sanchez" <rnsanchez@wait4.org>
Cc:        ports@freebsd.org, Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org>, Stefan Sperling <stsp@stsp.name>
Subject:   Re: [PATCH] portmaster with SU_CMD
Message-ID:  <op.t1owz5z09aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com>
In-Reply-To: <20071112153142.a5166671.rnsanchez@wait4.org>
References:  <20071111155343.GC1567@ted.stsp.lan> <alpine.BSF.0.99999.0711111451130.20729@ync.qbhto.arg> <op.t1otmt1b9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> <20071112153142.a5166671.rnsanchez@wait4.org>

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On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:31:42 -0600, Ricardo Nabinger Sanchez  
<rnsanchez@wait4.org> wrote:

> On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:33:55 -0600
> "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net> wrote:
>
>> I agree, because you can't build any ports in /usr/ports as in normal
>> user anyway. I don't see any good reason to do it either.
>
> Yes you can.

No, not by default and I have pointed 'in /usr/ports'.

> You just need to set WRKDIRPREFIX in your /etc/make.conf,
> to "/tmp" for instance.  I've been doing that happily for some years now.

Doug said, 'I'm not saying I'll never add a new feature, just that there  
needs to be a really good reason to do so.' Do anyone has any? I personal  
still don't see any good reason to do it.

Cheers,
Mezz


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