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From: Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@×××.net>
To: gentoo-portage-dev@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-portage-dev] Re: [PATCH] unprivileged mode: generate PORTAGE_DEPCACHEDIR
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 06:06:50
Message-Id: pan$40dc7$cedc5f98$e78b7306$57912708@cox.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-portage-dev] Re: [PATCH] unprivileged mode: generate PORTAGE_DEPCACHEDIR by Zac Medico
1 Zac Medico posted on Sun, 09 Nov 2014 21:28:15 -0800 as excerpted:
2
3 > The "unprivileged mode" is similar to existing prefix support. The
4 > "unprivileged mode" is basically useless unless your target root is
5 > writable. Therefore, it's a sane assumption. It won't affect you unless
6 > you use the new "unprivileged mode". If you do happen to use it, then
7 > you will probably appreciate this patch.
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9 I misinterpreted then, thinking unprivileged mode was simply running as a
10 normal user.
11
12 Thanks. (And good to see you back... with more help now. =:^)
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16 "Every nonfree program has a lord, a master --
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