[MacPorts] #70938: macports-base does change the default users home path in some cases

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#70938: macports-base does change the default users home path in some cases
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 Reporter:  christophecvr  |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect         |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal         |  Milestone:
Component:  ports          |    Version:
 Keywords:                 |       Port:
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 I was creating a extra macports location in /opt.
 with command :

 {{{
 export PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin
 MP_PREFIX=/opt/geditb
 ./configure --prefix=$MP_PREFIX --with-applications-
 dir=/Applications/Geditb --with-macports-user=christophe --without-
 startupitems --with-shared-directory --enable-readline
 make
 sudo make install
 }}}

 after installation sudden browser crashed (firefox) and other programs.
 Could not do anything anymore. \\
 Restarted my mac and it opened with initial setup screen.

 In finder I could not find my paths anymore woow ! (yes a little panic)

 At the end I found the issue : \\
 My home path was changed from :

 {{{
 /Users/<me>
 }}}

 to :


 {{{
 /opt/geditb/var/macports/home
 }}}

 This caused by the use of arg: \\
 --with-macports-user=christophe

 This arg is supposed to just change the user macports into another for the
 non root build phases. \\
 according to configure manual.


 {{{
   --with-no-root-privileges
                           specify that MacPorts should be installed in
 your
                           home directory
   --with-install-user=USER
                           specify user ownership of installed files
   --with-install-group=GROUP
                           specify group ownership of installed files
   --with-macports-user=USER
                           specify user to drop privileges to, if possible,
                           during compiles, etc.
 }}}

 Well this was a very unpleasant surprise I can tell.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/70938>
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