Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 11:01:49 +0100 From: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> To: Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@icir.org> Cc: ports@freebsd.org, Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: please check your ports, pre-install vs pre-su-install Message-ID: <20060215110149.87695wiuas44g4co@netchild.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <20060214230933.B81035@xorpc.icir.org> References: <20060214112901.A74586@xorpc.icir.org> <43F2884E.1070006@FreeBSD.org> <20060214230933.B81035@xorpc.icir.org>
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Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@icir.org> wrote: > or that you consider the two targets redundant and just default > to one (pre-install with additional credential switch) should be enough ? > I may agree with the latter. I don't. Try to test a port on one of the FreeBSD machines (on an architecture you don't have yourself). You aren't root there. While there are still some problems doing it as an user (in some cases when shared libs are involved), some ports can be tested this way. Bye, Alexander. -- http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID = B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID = 72077137 If you have to park six blocks away, you will find two new parking spaces right in front of the building entrance.
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