[MacPorts] #40360: couchdb can't install into userdir

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#40360: couchdb can't install into userdir
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  Reporter:  mtb19@…  |      Owner:  jeff@…
      Type:  defect   |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal   |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports    |    Version:  2.2.0
Resolution:           |   Keywords:
      Port:  couchdb  |
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Changes (by ryandesign@…):

 * cc: ryandesign@… (added)


Comment:

 You've filed a similar request for mongodb in #40364  but I consider the
 no_root variant a weirdness of the dbus, akonadi and kdelibs4 ports that
 should not be perpetuated into other ports. Rather, we should work on
 removing the variants from those ports.

 First off, variants whose names begin with "no_" have been deprecated for
 years and no new variants with that naming structure should be created.

 Second, couchdb, mongodb, etc. install servers that want to be started as
 system-wide daemons. The ports set this up, but writing to the system-wide
 LaunchDaemons directory requires a root MacPorts install. If your MacPorts
 install is non-root, then you are intended to edit macports.conf and set
 startupitem_type to none so that MacPorts doesn't try to install the
 system-wide launch daemon, and you will then be responsible for arranging
 your own startup mechanism for the server outside of MacPorts (e.g. by
 writing your own launch agent plist). The ports should still install all
 the other needed parts into your prefix, but ports should never install
 things into the user directory outside the prefix. If just editing
 macports.conf and setting startupitem_type to none does not allow you to
 install the port, we can address getting that to work -- but preferably
 without adding a variant. For example, the port could inspect the
 installing user, and if it's not root, change dbuser and dbgroup to be the
 macportsuser.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/40360#comment:5>
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