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.
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