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Date:      Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:22:12 -0400
From:      Matthew Phillips <matthew@matthewphillips.info>
To:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Confused by what make package should do
Message-ID:  <i2u7ovhndcywc5kxloodmpm5xe6v7fw7ynxlqrxmbkul2ns3sk@mrylz3dakfpt>

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The porters handbook says:

> Make sure that make package can be run as a normal user (that is, not
> as root)

However, the default `PREFIX` is /usr/local, and a non-root user cannot
install to this folder.

Adjusting the PREFIX kind of fixes it (partially) but not fully, so I
don't know if there's a problem with my port or what. Before I proceed
should `make package`, with no prefix adjustment work for non-root
users? Because I don't understand how it can.

Any comments appreciated, thanks!



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