On Thu, May 30, 2002 at 07:55:18PM +0200, Julio Merino wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> I have been trying to avoid the use of an object directory inside /usr,
> so I have configured my user's environment with the following:
> 
> export WRKOBJDIR="/home/jmmv/NetBSD/obj/pkgsrc"
> 
> Everything works fine (I can build packages as non-root perfectly), but
> there is only a problem. Whenever pkgsrc wants to become root to install
> a package, this variable "disapperes" from root's environment. I have to
> manually su (not su -) and then type make install.
> 
> I think that pkgsrc is using 'su -' instead of 'su'. Is this the expected
> behavior?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -- 
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> HispaBSD member - http://www.hispabsd.org
> Julio Merino <jmmv@hispabsd.org>

Set WRKOBJDIR in /etc/mk.conf

To quote from pkgsrc/mk/bsd.pkg.defaults.mk

> #WRKOBJDIR=     /usr/tmp
> # build here instead of in pkgsrc
> # Possible: any path
> # Default: not defined

Regards,
Alistair