Building base source

[Baho Utot]

On 06/09/17 23:23, Polytropon wrote:
> On Fri, 9 Jun 2017 16:01:25 -0400, Baho Utot wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 06/09/17 15:03, Lowell Gilbert wrote:
>>> Baho Utot <baho-utot at columbus.rr.com> writes:
>>>
>>>> I am experimenting with building the base source.
>>>>
>>>> What do I need to set (which knobs) to be able to build the base
>>>> source and have the binaries built into a home directory.
>>>>
>>>> The source will be in /usr/src but I want all the binaries and all
>>>> other files produced by the build to goto in
>>>> /usr/home/FreeBSD/base/target.
>>>>
>>>> Will it be a copy of want is installed in the / (root) filesystem?
>>>
>>> https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/makeworld.html
>>>
>>
>> I have already looked at that.  That is why I have the questions.  I
>> want to build the base as a user and have it install its stuff into a
>> subdirectory.
> 
> There are two variables that you will need to set: the directory
> where the build happens, and the one where the result from that
> build will be written to. The solution is quite simple, and of
> course already present in the build infrastructure:
> 
> Set MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX and DESTDIR to locations where your $USER
> has write access.
> 
> 
> 

I want to build with a user so if I make a mistake ( very likely ) it 
will not damage the running system.  I have found that make 
installkernel and installworld requires root user because it sets the 
user as root perms regardless of where the install is going.  This is a 
bit odd for me ( I was LFS and building and packaging my own linux ).