On 2024-02-04, John Covici wrote:
> Hi there. I am trying to use gentoo to install an updated version of
> orca which is a screen reader for linux. They have switched overr to
> using meson build system. So, I have done this so far:
> src_prepare() {
> mkdir _build
> default
> }
>
> src_configure() {
> meson setup -D prefix=/usr _build
> meson compile -C _build
> }
>
> src_install() {
> meson install -C _build
> }
>
> Now what I have run into is the install wants to access things which
> only root can access and so perrmission is denied. Most other builds
> install into an image directory, should I change the prefix to image
> and will then the ebuild automatically install to the right place, or
> is there something else I should be doing?
>
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
I'm sure somebody else will have more experience and practical advice
regarding this, but one thing I noticed in the ebuild code above:
have you tried using the meson eclass?
(man meson.eclass, if you have app-doc/eclass-manpages)
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Nuno Silva
