[MacPorts] #49638: lighttpd fails to install without root privileges

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#49638: lighttpd fails to install without root privileges
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  Reporter:  blaffablaffa@…  |      Owner:  ryandesign@…
      Type:  defect          |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal          |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports           |    Version:  2.3.4
Resolution:                  |   Keywords:
      Port:  lighttpd        |
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Comment (by mtb19@…):

 From #49832:

 > I don't see why anyone would want to install a web server non-root.

 I think this is shortsighted. Software use and development is a diverse
 human enterprise. Creative people often find beneficial uses for things
 that weren't originally contemplated by their designers.

 > If you have a use case for this please let me know.

 Running applications, including web servers, can be useful in development,
 testing, or in shared environments. This is after a 10 second web search:

 *
 http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEQTP_7.0.0/com.ibm.websphere.installation.base.doc/info/aes/ae/cins_nonroot.html
 * https://serverfault.com/questions/135565/install-webserver-without-root-
 access
 * http://tnovelli.net/blog/blog.2011-08-27.node-npm-user-install.html
 * http://blog.tlensing.org/2010/04/12/installing-mercurial-on-a-shared-
 web-server-without-root-access-hosteurope/
 * https://www.bugzilla.org/docs/2.22/html/nonroot.html

 FWIW, I have been able to install Apache into a user prefix MacPorts
 environment. (Admittedly, I have not tried this recently.) Perhaps you can
 explain why lighttpd requires root, when Apache and WebSphere do not?

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