I get or never built it as root, just as an ordinary user. The only time you need it (as sudo) is to install it system-wide.
MatN On Wed, 29 Jun 2022 15:40:29 -0600 Phyllis Smith via Cin <[email protected]> wrote: > Andrea, > Since it looks like we were replying at the same time, I will respond > to your email by just saying, any step you have been running > successfully as an ordinary user, you can update the manual to remove > any root reference in that area. That would be better and safer for > everyone. If there are any questionable references, we can just add > one line towards the beginning of the manual, stating that if > something does not work as a user, try sudo. > > On Wed, Jun 29, 2022 at 3:27 PM Andrea paz > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The question of whether to install from root/user is best left to > > Phyllis. She always uses her system as root and so I think operating > > as root is more tested and stable. Users using other distros can > > report if they need to be root to compile. I compile as a user on > > Arch and have not noticed any problems: like you I think it would > > be better not to recommend being root. However I do not know how to > > operate on the code and my judgment has no concrete justification. > > > > Perhaps you can add in the manual, at each sentence that requires > > you to be root, a sentence indicating that that step can also work > > as a simple user. > > > > Phyllis, what do you think? > > -- Cin mailing list [email protected] https://lists.cinelerra-gg.org/mailman/listinfo/cin
