Re: [gentoo-alt] prefix-portage as root

[matt hull]

grobian can answer better than i.

i dont think there is a need for root on osx.  i have it installed to  
~/gentoo and works fine.  for me gentoo is installed for only one  
user, me.   if you would like to install it for multiple users i  
would suggest making a user gentoo and installing to /usr/local/ 
gentoo where only user gentoo can modify those files.

i believe sandbox is broke on osx and is not used.

what reason would root be needed?

matt

On Feb 27, 2008, at 2:23 PM, Michael Weiser wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm looking for a fink replacement and since I'm running Gentoo on all
> my Linux machines I really like the idea to have portage on the Mac as
> well. I've got the bootstrap running just now and it works incredibly
> well!
>
> I've got what might be considered a dumb beginner's question, but I
> can't
> seem to find an answer on my own:
>
> Is prefix-portage root-safe at the moment? That is to say: Can I use
> prefix-portage to install packages as root without screwing up my
> system
> and will the resulting tree with all it's suid bits and config
> files be
> safe to deploy in a multi-user environment?
>
> I'm guessing that, since it uses normal Gentoo ebuilds, the
> permissions
> will be fine. But does it, for example, use sandbox and refuse to
> install outside $EPREFIX to prevent trashing of Mac OS X system
> binaries
> by accident?
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> Thanks in advance,
> Micha
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