Andrea Campi wrote: > On Fri, Dec 30, 2005 at 09:36:50AM +0000, Matthew Seaman wrote: >>And in fact, if you go on to do the same deal with $PKG_DBDIR and $PREFIX >>plus set $INSTALL_AS_USER then you can install most ports entirely as a >>mortal user -- the exceptions being ports that want to run mtree(8) or that >>need to install programs with specific UID or GIDs. > Well, this MIGHT work for a single user system, but it's hackish and really > dangerous... The only good use I've found for doing this is when maintaining ports -- it's very handy to be able to test install something in an out of the way corner of your hard-drive without trashing the copy installed under /usr/local that you'ld use normally. Cheers, Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate Kent, CT11 9PW
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