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pkg/27123: python packages not "clean"able as non-root



        Note: There was a bad value `non-crititcal' for the field `>Severity:'.
        It was set to the default value of `serious'.


>Number:         27123
>Category:       pkg
>Synopsis:       python packages not "clean"able as non-root
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    pkg-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Oct 03 15:26:00 UTC 2004
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Todd Vierling
>Release:        NetBSD 2.0_RC1
>Organization:
        DUH.ORG:  Pointing out the obvious since 1994.
>Environment:
>Description:

lang/python23[-pth], at least, "chown"s files to root in the build tree.
This is a big no-no, as it means "make clean" will not succeed as non-root.

Rather, "chown" should happen *after* installing to the destination path.

>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:

Not given here (yet).
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:



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