[MacPorts] #34221: sw_vers hangs during a build

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#34221: sw_vers hangs during a build
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  Reporter:  richard.t.lloyd@…  |      Owner:  jeremyhu@…
      Type:  defect             |     Status:  closed
  Priority:  Normal             |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports              |    Version:  2.0.4
Resolution:  invalid            |   Keywords:  mountainlion
      Port:  gettext            |
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Changes (by jeremyhu@…):

 * status:  assigned => closed
 * resolution:   => invalid


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:63 jonesc@…]:
 > It needs to run port as root though. The equivalent of 'sudo port'

 Which is quite different than 'su - -c port' ... the problem is with
 having a root login shell.  Notice all the paths that don't have a root
 login shell work fine (su, sudo -s, sudo port ..., su -c port ...) whereas
 root login shells are the problem (ssh root at localhost, su -, su - -c port
 ..., etc)

 So you now have a workaround (which coincidentally is more secure than
 your old way), and this issue is being tracked by Apple as
 <rdar://problem/12544215>.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/34221#comment:64>
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