[Nix-dev] gnutar 1.25 root conflict

When trying to use build some recent derivations using Nix (in a non-NixOS environment) with nix build workers (build-users-group = nixbld) I encounter this: checking whether mknod can create fifo without root privileges... configure: error: in `/tmp/nix-build-7b47bnsf295kdvwzqik8y23m7sb8d

Re: [Nix-dev] gnutar 1.25 root conflict

Hi, On 11/03/2011 10:29 AM, Kevin Quick wrote: > When trying to use build some recent derivations using Nix (in a non-NixOS > environment) with nix build workers (build-users-group = nixbld) I > encounter this: > > checking whether mknod can create fifo without root privileges... > configu

Re: [Nix-dev] gnutar 1.25 root conflict

Quoting Eelco Dolstra : > Hi, > > On 11/03/2011 10:29 AM, Kevin Quick wrote: > > > When trying to use build some recent derivations using Nix (in a non-NixOS > > > environment) with nix build workers (build-users-group = nixbld) I > > encounter this: > > > > checking whether mknod can creat

Re: [Nix-dev] gnutar 1.25 root conflict

On 11/03/2011 01:36 PM, qu...@sparq.org wrote: > You were correct, it was running as root. I had specified a prefix for > installation (again, using Nix on a non-NixOS environment) but according to > the > directions in http://hydra.nixos.org/build/565033/download/1/manual/ section > 3.6.2.1,