[PATCH] portmaster with SU_CMD

[Garrett Cooper]

Jeremy Messenger wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:31:42 -0600, Ricardo Nabinger Sanchez 
> <rnsanchez at wait4.org> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:33:55 -0600
>> "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7 at cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I agree, because you can't build any ports in /usr/ports as in normal
>>> user anyway. I don't see any good reason to do it either.
>>
>> Yes you can.
>
> No, not by default and I have pointed 'in /usr/ports'.
>
>> You just need to set WRKDIRPREFIX in your /etc/make.conf,
>> to "/tmp" for instance.  I've been doing that happily for some years 
>> now.
>
> Doug said, 'I'm not saying I'll never add a new feature, just that 
> there needs to be a really good reason to do so.' Do anyone has any? I 
> personal still don't see any good reason to do it.
>
> Cheers,
> Mezz
>
>

Installing in a non-standard location where root doesn't necessarily 
have to be the owner, i.e. a really weird / badly configured jail?
-Garrett