Building base, other than by default

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On 01/05/17 00:49, Shane Ambler 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.
>
> In your environment set MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX to the path you want the
> buildworld binaries while compiling, you can pass DESTDIR to
> installworld to install into a different directory.
>
> env MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX=~/mybuild make buildworld
> make installworld DESTDIR=~/myworld
>
> You can also set __MAKE_CONF and SRCCONF to use different settings for
> each build.
>
>

Ok thanks I will try that