[MacPorts] #72663: xinit requires root privileges to install port, it doesn't need them.

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#72663: xinit requires root privileges to install port, it doesn't need them.
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  Reporter:  nickpapadonis  |      Owner:  jeremyhu
      Type:  defect         |     Status:  assigned
  Priority:  Normal         |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports          |    Version:
Resolution:                 |   Keywords:
      Port:  xinit          |
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Comment (by atod101101):

 Correction, I still had an Xserver running as root in the background still
 through launchd.  From what I read the system needs KMS capabilities in
 the kernel to run X as non-root.  Therefore, just looking for some input
 from Jeremey (Thanks for creating the port!) on this.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/72663#comment:12>
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