Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 19:23:07 -0400 From: Winston Smith <smith.winston.101@gmail.com> To: Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen@getmail.no> Cc: FreeBSD ARM <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: crochet - why does it (try to) change files in /usr/src? Message-ID: <CADH-AwGKD1jbxON9VxF2LFwXFOU5NbgyC=Vhktsuqdh5tJvBgg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20140501005611.3401d271adf4db31cf8e9246@getmail.no> References: <20140501005611.3401d271adf4db31cf8e9246@getmail.no>
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On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 6:56 PM, Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen@getmail.no> wrote: > I'm (finally) trying crochet today. Ultimate goal is to try and build for Cubieboard, but I'm starting with something easy first - RaspberryPi. > > Question 1: it look to me like the script is trying to remove stuff (files) from /usr/src. Why is it doing that? > > Question 2: why does crochet need root? > - all prerequisites (that needs root) are already installed > - the script is installed in ~/work/crochet-freebsd and all building takes place there > so why does it need root? I think it's just the FreeBSD way! Does it work if you're root?
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