Da Rock <rock_on_the_...@comcen.com.au> writes: > I'm trying to install php5-extensions (which includes firebird), but its > failing with an error code 1 on firebird20-client. It does mention > running make to build firebird, but not as root. So I've tried > everything to get this to work: running make as my wheel group user, > installing as a pkg instead. > > What could I be missing? > > (And before anybody asks: I ran portsnap fetch update twice yesterday - > and I did run the update. I've learnt my lesson from last time...)
Unless you set variables to put the work directory somewhere non-standard, the ports system will try to do its building under each port's directory, which is normally not writable by regular users. Similarly, installing a port (or a package, for the same reasons) normally requires root permissions for access to system directories and in many cases to let programs installed by ports run as special-purpose users. What is the reason you're trying to install ports as a different user? -- Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/ _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"