On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 05:34:42AM -0800, Bart van Andel wrote:
> > Try this with any other source package, you don't need to be root to
> > run:
> >
> > make install DESTDIR=/tmp/foo
> >
> > This isn't just academic, every package on your Linux system was built
> > exactly like this with non-root user accounts.
> Ah! Interesting, thanks!
Not true.
Under debian-derived packages, the "make install" step is usually run
under "fakeroot". The fakeroot program does some library trickery, so
that it provides an environment where a program (and it's children)
can think they have root rights. Changes to the system are monitored
and those changes "stay" for the duration of the program.
Roger.
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