Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 12:08:56 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: till plewe <till.plewe@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: local ports collection Message-ID: <44r49tg8uv.fsf@lowell-desk.lan> In-Reply-To: <CACxAsm7khsW9Gt4uC6kHGvaX5-LZ=iMw_7qaw2=u63DvSDJKBQ@mail.gmail.com> (till plewe's message of "Wed, 4 Dec 2013 00:46:01 %2B0900") References: <CACxAsm7khsW9Gt4uC6kHGvaX5-LZ=iMw_7qaw2=u63DvSDJKBQ@mail.gmail.com>
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till plewe <till.plewe@gmail.com> writes: > I would like to use the ports tree to install and manage packages inside my > home directory. I tried setting: > > PKG_DBDIR,PREFIX,PORTSDIR,LOCALBASE,PORT_DBDIR,DESTDIR Don't use DESTDIR; it doesn't do what you think it does. [What did you think it did anyway, and why?] > to directories within my home directory but then I get error messages like > > $ make build > ===> Creating some important subdirectories > mount_nullfs: Operation not permitted > > when trying to build/install ports. > > Any suggestions on how to use ports completely avoiding root? > (I rented space on a server and have permission to install binaries > but do not have root access) You'll probably have to change SU_CMD as well. Something like "su $USER -c" should do it. And you may need to bootstrap the pkg(8) command somehow. Good luck.
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