Subject: Re: pkgsrc Linux 2.4.27-1-686/i386 bulk build results 2004-12-19
To: None <pkgsrc-bulk@NetBSD.org>
From: Jonathan Perkin <jonathan@perkin.org.uk>
List: pkgsrc-bulk
Date: 12/21/2004 14:36:51
* On 2004-12-21 at 14:06 GMT, Martti Kuparinen wrote:
> Jonathan Perkin wrote:
>
> > Better to fix the issues with packages which don't install
> > correctly without root permissions when they don't explicitly
> > _need_ them.
>
> And how is this for example supposed to be work as non-root?
>
> /bin/mkdir: cannot create directory `/var/spool/squirrelmail':
> Permission denied
By using ${VARBASE} instead of hardcoding /var.
Cheers,
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Jonathan Perkin The NetBSD Project
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