severity 403078 wishlist thanks On Thu, 2006-12-14 at 21:54 +0100, Lucas Nussbaum wrote: > On 14/12/06 at 14:52 -0500, Adam C Powell IV wrote: > > On Thu, 2006-12-14 at 14:58 +0100, Lucas Nussbaum wrote: > > > Package: petsc > > > Version: 2.3.2-1 > > > Severity: important > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > It seems that your package doesn't build as root: > > > touch patch > > > PETSC_DIR=/build/root/petsc-2.3.2 ./config/configure.py \ > > > --with-cc=gcc --with-fc=g77 --with-debugging=1 \ > > > --with-mpi-dir=/usr/lib/mpich \ > > > --with-blas-lib=-lblas-3 --with-lapack-lib=-llapack-3 > > > ================================================================================= > > > Configuring PETSc to compile on your system > > > > > > ================================================================================= > > > ================================================================================= > > > *** Do not run configure as root, or using sudo. *** > > > ***** That should be reserved for installation ***** > > > ================================================================================= > > > make: *** [build-arch] Error 3 > > > > > > It would be great to patch the configure script so that it allows to run > > > the > > > configure step as root, unless there's a very good reason not to do so. > > > > How is this a bug? Does policy require that packages be able to build > > as root? The buildds don't do that, and as I understand it, it is not > > encouraged, which is why we have fakeroot. > > > > But I'll leave this open and see what I can do. > > It isn't required nor encouraged by policy, but most packages in Debian > can be built as root (actually, only aegis, bazaar and subversion are > in this case, and that's always because of their testsuite).
Okay, so if it isn't required or encouraged by policy, then this is a wishlist bug. I'll see if I can deal with it in the next upload. Thanks, -Adam -- GPG fingerprint: D54D 1AEE B11C CE9B A02B C5DD 526F 01E8 564E E4B6 Welcome to the best software in the world today cafe! http://www.take6.com/albums/greatesthits.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
