Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:09:15 -0800 From: Garrett Cooper <youshi10@u.washington.edu> To: Jeremy Messenger <mezz7@cox.net> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] portmaster with SU_CMD Message-ID: <473896CB.3000107@u.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <op.t1owz5z09aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> References: <20071111155343.GC1567@ted.stsp.lan> <alpine.BSF.0.99999.0711111451130.20729@ync.qbhto.arg> <op.t1otmt1b9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> <20071112153142.a5166671.rnsanchez@wait4.org> <op.t1owz5z09aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com>
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Jeremy Messenger wrote: > On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:31:42 -0600, Ricardo Nabinger Sanchez > <rnsanchez@wait4.org> wrote: > >> On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:33:55 -0600 >> "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net> wrote: >> >>> I agree, because you can't build any ports in /usr/ports as in normal >>> user anyway. I don't see any good reason to do it either. >> >> Yes you can. > > No, not by default and I have pointed 'in /usr/ports'. > >> You just need to set WRKDIRPREFIX in your /etc/make.conf, >> to "/tmp" for instance. I've been doing that happily for some years >> now. > > Doug said, 'I'm not saying I'll never add a new feature, just that > there needs to be a really good reason to do so.' Do anyone has any? I > personal still don't see any good reason to do it. > > Cheers, > Mezz > > Installing in a non-standard location where root doesn't necessarily have to be the owner, i.e. a really weird / badly configured jail? -Garrett
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