buildworld needs root privileges?

[Kris Kennaway]

On Tue, Nov 09, 2004 at 08:00:57PM +0100, Joan Picanyol wrote:

> sh /usr/src/tools/install.sh "" -o root -g wheel -m 555   strfile /usr/obj/usr/src/i386/legacy/usr/games
> install: /usr/obj/usr/src/i386/legacy/usr/games/strfile: chown/chgrp: Operation not permitted
> *** Error code 71

You are not the owner of that directory?

> How do I get it to work again?

Build with an objdir that you own completely.

> Why is strfile a needed to boostrap the
> build?

Because otherwise the build will fail when upgrading from certain
versions of FreeBSD.

Kris
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