From 669961d37139e97add4eff6f155b9c33f443c179 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tv Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 14:27:10 +0000 Subject: Fix typo and move the "known issues" section for Interix into the Guide. --- doc/guide/files/platforms.xml | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/guide/files/platforms.xml b/doc/guide/files/platforms.xml index d3ecb91a480..69762b591de 100644 --- a/doc/guide/files/platforms.xml +++ b/doc/guide/files/platforms.xml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ - + Using pkgsrc on systems other than &os; @@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ Important notes for using pkgsrc - The package imanager (either the pkgsrc "su" user, or the user + The package manager (either the pkgsrc "su" user, or the user running "pkg_add") must be a member of the local Administrators group. Such a user must also be used to run the bootstrap. This is slightly relaxed from the normal pkgsrc requirement of "root". @@ -312,6 +312,26 @@ interix:kP=\E[S:kN=\E[T:kH=\E[U:dc@:DC@:tc=pcansi: + + + Known issues for pkgsrc on Interix + + It is not necessary, in general, to have a "root" user on the + Windows system; any member of the local Administrators group will + suffice. However, some packages currently assume that the user + named "root" is the privileged user. To accommodate these, you + may create such a user; make sure it is in the local group + Administrators (or your language equivalent). + + "pkg_add" creates directories of mode 0755, not 0775, in + $PKG_DBDIR. For the time being, install packages as the local + Administrator (or your language equivalent), or run the following + command after installing a package to work around the issue: + + + chmod -R g+w $PKG_DBDIR + + -- cgit v1.2.3