Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:50:39 -0700 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Alberto Villa <avilla@FreeBSD.org> Cc: ports@freebsd.org, Eitan Adler <eitanadlerlist@gmail.com> Subject: Re: feature request for portmaster: check for permissions on --check-depends and friends Message-ID: <4BD5EE8F.6080005@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <l2wdfe7d2901004260113g1d3598e9we91f01dc3b026162@mail.gmail.com> References: <u2ta0777e081004251203t90986559m54fe956b679801@mail.gmail.com> <4BD51CD5.9040304@FreeBSD.org> <l2wdfe7d2901004260113g1d3598e9we91f01dc3b026162@mail.gmail.com>
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On 04/26/10 01:13, Alberto Villa wrote: > On 4/26/10, Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org> wrote: >> This is the first time this issue has come up, what do others think? > > i don't mind very much, but imho... > >> OTOH, I could imagine users might want to do things like >> this that require root access to actually change things as a regular >> user first as a painless way to see what would happen if they ran the >> command as root. > > ...the "-n" flag would be more appropriate. It only applies to builds/upgrades. > what if i, as a regular > user, have write access to /var/db/(ports|pkg)? That would be silly. :) It would also solve the problem mentioned in the OP. Doug -- ... and that's just a little bit of history repeating. -- Propellerheads Improve the effectiveness of your Internet presence with a domain name makeover! http://SupersetSolutions.com/
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