Building base, other than by default

[Steve O'Hara-Smith]

On Thu, 5 Jan 2017 16:19:05 +1030
Shane Ambler <FreeBSD at ShaneWare.Biz> wrote:

> On 05/01/2017 07:49, Baho Utot wrote:
> > I am working on a script to build base and I want to build it in another
> > directory other than /usr/src.
> > I would also like to place the result binaries in another directory
> > other than /usr/obj.
> > I also would like to build as a non-root user.
> >
> > Is this possible and can I install base from the build.
> 
> You can checkout the source code anywhere you want. The permissions on 
> the directories should be the only factor preventing a user from
> compiling.

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	For even more details see man build.

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Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve at sohara.org>