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Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 09:33:53 +0100
From: Stijn Hoop <stijn@win.tue.nl>
To: Peter Jones <pjones@pmade.org>
Cc: Allan Dib <dib.allan.l@edumail.vic.gov.au>, questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Installing a port
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On Sun, Nov 19, 2000 at 07:35:06PM -0800, Peter Jones wrote:
> > Hum, I can't think right away of a difference other than that the first is
> > a lot shorter.
> > 
> > 'make install' does a 'make all' (which is what you get if you type 'make')
> > internally.
> > 
> > The most secure method would be to do 2 separate steps:
> > 1. cd /usr/ports/foobar && make
> >    as a user
> 
> I don't think that this will work unless the user has write permission
> to /usr/ports/distfiles and /usr/ports/foobar.

Of course, you are correct. I forgot I changed it locally.

--Stijn

> > 2. become root and do
> >    cd /usr/ports/foobar && make install
> > 
> > However, this breaks if the port needs to install any dependencies (because
> > it'll try to install those using your user account), so you'll have to
> > install each port manually.
> > 
> > For normal use, just use 'make install' as root and you'll be fine.
> > 
> > HTH,
> > 
> > --Stijn
> 
> -- 
> .......................................................................
> : Peter Jones                        :      Unix Geek - Four Wheeling :
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