On Tuesday December 09 2014 23:11:44 Behrang Saeedzadeh wrote:
> As part of a Portfile I am writing, I need to install a Ruby gem, so I have
> added this build block:
Is that a build dependency or a part of the port for which you're writing the
Portfile? If the former, you'd have to write a port for the gem.
If the latter, the installation is not at its place in the build phase, I think.
>
> build {
> system "${prefix}/bin/gem-1.8 install CFPropertyList"
> }
>
>
> This fails, because without root privileges, the gem cannot be installed.
> What's the proper way of invoking such commands that need root level
> permissions?
#> sudo port install <portname> ;)
R.
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