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List:       netbsd-tech-pkg
Subject:    Difference between ROOT_USER and REAL_ROOT_USER
From:       Roland Illig <roland.illig () gmx ! de>
Date:       2019-01-17 16:34:59
Message-ID: a191b190-6ceb-125c-2ef3-7b5597c8e747 () gmx ! de
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Hi,

I'd like to know the difference between ROOT_USER and REAL_ROOT_USER. I
looked in mk/**, the pkgsrc guide and the pkglint source code, but none
of these places explains what these two variables are used for.

Am I guessing right that ROOT_USER should better be called SU_USER, and
if that were done, REAL_ROOT_USER could be renamed to ROOT_USER?

I need this information because right now pkglint cannot explain why
REAL_ROOT_USER must be used in *_PERMS variables and ROOT_USER must not
be used there.

Best,
Roland
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