[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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