From owner-freebsd-ports Mon Apr 24 4:45:16 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from pcwin002.win.tue.nl (pcwin002.win.tue.nl [131.155.71.72]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ABA1237BB58 for ; Mon, 24 Apr 2000 04:44:59 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from stijn@pcwin002.win.tue.nl) Received: (from stijn@localhost) by pcwin002.win.tue.nl (8.9.3/8.9.3) id NAA74968; Mon, 24 Apr 2000 13:44:38 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from stijn) Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 13:44:38 +0200 From: Stijn Hoop To: Will Andrews Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bsd.port.mk suggestion: INSTALL_BEFORE_ARGS Message-ID: <20000424134438.B74806@pcwin002.win.tue.nl> References: <20000423134810.R6549@argon.blackdawn.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <20000423134810.R6549@argon.blackdawn.com>; from andrews@technologist.com on Sun, Apr 23, 2000 at 01:48:10PM -0400 Sender: owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Sun, Apr 23, 2000 at 01:48:10PM -0400, Will Andrews wrote: > Hello, > > If you're like me, and you often ``make'' your ports as non-root then > ``sudo'' or ``su'' or whatever to install, then you often find that you > have to cd to each of the port's dependencies and do them there first. > Sometimes we just sigh and do ``sudo make'' so they'll be able to install > in /usr/local, etc. etc. > > Well, why not have an INSTALL_BEFORE_ARGS variable (like > FETCH_BEFORE_ARGS)? This way, we can specify INSTALL_BEFORE_ARGS="sudo" and > all you'll have to do is type the password in as needed. Or however your > install method goes. > > Comments, thoughts, derisions? I would *really* like this - I also build as a non-root user, and e.g. installing gnome etc is simply not feasible without something like this. Besides, this probably doesn't affect people who simply build as root, does it? --Stijn > > -- > Will Andrews > GCS/E/S @d- s+:+>+:- a--->+++ C++ UB++++ P+ L- E--- W+++ !N !o ?K w--- > ?O M+ V-- PS+ PE++ Y+ PGP+>+++ t++ 5 X++ R+ tv+ b++>++++ DI+++ D+ > G++>+++ e->++++ h! r-->+++ y? > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message -- FreeBSD: | Hartley's First Law: You can lead a horse to water, but The power to serve | if you can get him to float on his back, you've got www.freebsd.org | something. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message