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Date:      Sun, 5 Aug 2012 12:07:48 -0500
From:      Jeremy Messenger <mezz.freebsd@gmail.com>
To:        Kimmo Paasiala <kpaasial@gmail.com>
Cc:        ports@freebsd.org, Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com>, RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com>
Subject:   Re: [CFT] [bsd.port.mk] ports ccache build support
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On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 11:40 AM, Kimmo Paasiala <kpaasial@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 7:18 PM, Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> wrote:
>> On 5 August 2012 04:15, RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com> wrote:
>>> On Sat, 4 Aug 2012 17:38:44 -0700
>>> Eitan Adler wrote:
>>
>>> Why isn't it? In that scenario /var/cache wouldn't be writable.
>>
>> IMHO the directories used by the ports system should be predictable
>> and static. Which user you happen to be shouldn't affect that choice.
>>
> Regardless of what the shared directory is the problem of setting
> permissions so that multiple users can share the ccache directory is
> something that the ports system shouldn't try to solve. Leave it to
> the admin of the system.

I agree. The document in the ccache port is pretty clear and it's not
hard to follow.

Cheers,
Mezz


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