Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:00:58 GMT From: Graeme Geldenhuys <graemeg@gmail.com> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: ports/175484: default install method for firebird server 2.5 in ports doesn't work Message-ID: <201301211800.r0LI0wls086941@red.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <201301211810.r0LIA0HU042292@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 175484
>Category: ports
>Synopsis: default install method for firebird server 2.5 in ports doesn't work
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-ports-bugs
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Mon Jan 21 18:10:00 UTC 2013
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Graeme Geldenhuys
>Release: FreeBSD 9.1
>Organization:
OpenSoft Ltd
>Environment:
FreeBSD graeme-desktop 9.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE #0 r243825: Tue Dec 4 09:23:10 UTC 2012 root@farrell.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64
>Description:
I just tried to install Firebird 2.5.x database server and got a error in the lines of "you must not be root when trying to build this port".
The full message in /usr/ports/databases/firebird25-server/Makefile is
==> Please do not build ${PORTNAME} as 'root' because this may cause conflicts with SysV semaphores of running services.
I was using the usual command:
make install clean
Trying to compile as my normal user obviously failed too, as I don't have write access in that directory.
A quick Google search revealed what I had to do instead (as root).
Code:
make -DPACKAGE_BUILDING
make install
make clean
That worked perfectly, even though I have no idea what the extra parameter to make means. Searching these forums I found the same issue mentioned back in 2010-2011. Can't the ports collection be updated for the Firebird DB packages to default to the the correct instructions - instead of tripping up every person that tries to install Firebird server, and then has to Google for a solution?
I'm new to FreeBSD, but the rest of ports works so seamless ('make install clean' everywhere), and it is a shame that Firebird server doesn't follow suit.
I discussed this issue in the Forums, and was told to file a PR
http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?p=205920
>How-To-Repeat:
su <Enter and type root password>
cd /usr/ports/databases/firebird25-server/
make install clean
>Fix:
Type these commands as root instead:
cd /usr/ports/databases/firebird25-server/
make -DPACKAGE_BUILDING
make install
make clean
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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