[MacPorts] #72663: xinit requires root privileges to install port, it should not?

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#72663: xinit requires root privileges to install port, it should not?
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  Reporter:  nickpapadonis  |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  defect         |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal         |  Milestone:  MacPorts 2.11.0
 Component:  ports          |    Version:
Resolution:                 |   Keywords:  non root
      Port:  xinit          |
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Comment (by nickpapadonis):

 I can launch an xterm using 'xinit' to start the server, 'startx' has the
 following errors using this change.  Trying to debug why it hangs.

 % startx
 font_cache: Scanning user font directories to generate X11 font caches
 font_cache: Updating FC cache
 "/usr/local/share/fonts": Permission denied
 font_cache: Done
 xauth:  file /Users/mp0/.serverauth.46858 does not exist


 waiting for X server to begin accepting connections .
 .^C.^C
 .^C.
 ..

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/72663#comment:3>
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