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The install step only installs to a temporary directory under $PORTAGE_TMPDIR so it is reasonably safe as root, but for more security run the procedure inside a container/chroot/VM. |
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On 15 February 2018 02:37:50 GMT+00:00, Ian Zimmerman <itz@××××××××××××.org> wrote: |
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>I'm trying to test my package by running "ebuild /path/to/pkg.ebuild |
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>install". Naturally (for me) I do this as an unprivileged user, not as |
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>root. It fails because at least some steps such as dobin need to give |
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>away ownership of the files being installed. I tried to run the whole |
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>thing including compilation under fakeroot but that doesn't help. |
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>If it is relevant (but I don't think it is) my user _is_ in the portage |
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>group. |
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>What is the accepted or usual way to do this task? |
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>Please don't Cc: me privately on mailing lists and Usenet, |
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>if you also post the followup to the list or newsgroup. |
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>To reply privately _only_ on Usenet and on broken lists |
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>which rewrite From, fetch the TXT record for no-use.mooo.com. |
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