Port installation without root access

[chris at i13i.com]

>     This has been on my TODO list for quite some time now, and I havent
> really gotten around to actually implementing it. As it stands right
> now, I have a script that allows normal users to build/install ports
> with some environment trickery and a few hacks. I'd like to integrate
> this into the ports system. so it would be as simple as a user
> specifying a particular variable in their environment, NOROOT_BUILD, or
> something along those lines, as well as other user specified variables
> to allow full installation without root access.
>     Normal users would be able to maintain their own package database,
> and their own upgrades locally. Obviously we do not want to give normal
> users access to ALL the ports, so i propose adding functionality to
> allow the system admin to customize what the normal users have access
> to. Such as a config file that says which ports they can and cannot
> install, or whether to allow normal user installations at all.
>     At this point im just probing for interest, and hoping to recruit a
> couple port guru's to give me a hand with some of the details. :)
>
> Regards,
>     Frank
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Hello,
If you are going to allow users to install packages you mind as well give
them root or admin privileges i dont see the point in letting users able
to install [ackages on a machine which has more then one user on it but i
am just commenting as most users normally need to install a couple things
mostly irc crap like eggdrops or bnc's i have never had a email from a
customer saying please install KDE for me