#36950: Local Port Repo Instructions Should Address Permissions Issue --------------------+-------------------------------- Reporter: dave@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 2.1.2 Keywords: | Port: --------------------+-------------------------------- The many tickets complaining of permissions issues on local portfile repos are evidence that the instructions at http://guide.macports.org/chunked/development.local-repositories.html should be updated. In particular, it may well be that the requirement that portfiles be readable by "nobody" make it inappropriate for most users to store the ports under their home directories, as the ticket suggests. Also, the ticket should suggest specific permissions and ownership for local portfile repos that will help avoid this issue, and suggest {{{sudo -u nobody ls <directory>}}} as a test -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/36950> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS