On Wed, 14 Feb 2018 21:37:50 -0500, Ian Zimmerman wrote: > > I'm trying to test my package by running "ebuild /path/to/pkg.ebuild > install". Naturally (for me) I do this as an unprivileged user, not as > root. It fails because at least some steps such as dobin need to give > away ownership of the files being installed. I tried to run the whole > thing including compilation under fakeroot but that doesn't help. > > If it is relevant (but I don't think it is) my user _is_ in the portage > group. > > What is the accepted or usual way to do this task?
Usually installs are always done as root -- because there is always something like what you have described. -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici wb2una cov...@ccs.covici.com