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#1 2012-07-07 04:15:49
- berbs
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[SOLVED] building packages with makepkg --asroot
Can somebody please direct me to a post or briefly explain why I always have to run makepkg --asroot ?
More specifically I always have to type sudo makepkg --asroot to get any package to build. I am fairly new to this distribution, so please bare with me. Thanks!
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#2 2012-07-07 04:31:39
- moetunes
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Re: [SOLVED] building packages with makepkg --asroot
I don't have an application called pkgbuild on my system here. Where did you get it from?
Have you tried using the application makepkg ?
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#3 2012-07-07 04:34:59
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Re: [SOLVED] building packages with makepkg --asroot
Sorry, I meant makepkg yes, I will edit my original post to make more sense.
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#4 2012-07-07 06:32:45
- tomk
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Re: [SOLVED] building packages with makepkg --asroot
Build your packages in a subdirectory of your $HOME.
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#5 2012-07-07 11:39:06
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Re: [SOLVED] building packages with makepkg --asroot
I have been doing that, I try to run makepkg -s in ~/Downloads/<Extracted directory PKGBUILD is in/>
When I try to do this I get the error:
==> ERROR: Cannot find the fakeroot binary required for building as non-root user.
So everytime I want to makepkg I have to run it using sudo makepkg -s --asroot
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#6 2012-07-07 11:42:06
- 65kid
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Re: [SOLVED] building packages with makepkg --asroot
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#7 2012-07-07 11:42:22
- Banton
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Re: [SOLVED] building packages with makepkg --asroot
Install fakeroot or better the base-devel group. And maybe read the wikipage about makepkg.
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#8 2012-07-07 12:14:45
- berbs
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Re: [SOLVED] building packages with makepkg --asroot
Wow, why I didn't think to install fakeroot is beyond me but that solved everything. Thank you very much for your help guys (possibly gals) !
I will change thread to solved.
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