[gentoo-user] emerge and running tests as non-root

[gentoo-user] emerge and running tests as non-root

[Mike Edenfield]

In trying to merge the most recent mysql, I am getting this notice at 
the start of the ebuild:

* Testing with FEATURES=-userpriv is no longer supported by upstream. 
Tests MUST be run as non-root.

Is there a way to actually do what it suggests using just emerge, or 
would I need to ebuild this package in two steps (ebuild test, then 
ebuild merge as root)?

--K

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge and running tests as non-root

[Daniel Iliev]

On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:04:38 -0400
Mike Edenfield <kutulu@kutulu.org> wrote:

> In trying to merge the most recent mysql, I am getting this notice at 
> the start of the ebuild:
> 
> * Testing with FEATURES=-userpriv is no longer supported by upstream. 
> Tests MUST be run as non-root.
> 
> Is there a way to actually do what it suggests using just emerge, or 
> would I need to ebuild this package in two steps (ebuild test, then 
> ebuild merge as root)?
> 
> --K
> 
> 

===
make.conf (5)

              userpriv
                     Allow portage to drop root privileges and compile
              packages  as  portage:portage without a sandbox (unless
              usersandbox is also used).
===

So, you've got it wrong.
Because of the minus, "-userpriv" means "_forbid_ portage to drop root
privileges" or in other words "use root privileges". Well, mysql
build doesn't want to run tests as root (which is commendable), hence
the error you get. I'd kindly advice to enable that feature by
removing the minus sign from it not only for mysql, but at all.


-- 
Best regards,
Daniel