Debian Bug report logs - #403078
petsc: doesn't build as root

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net>

To: submit@bugs.debian.org

Subject: petsc: doesn't build as root

Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:58:36 +0100

Package: petsc
Version: 2.3.2-1
Severity: important

Hi,

It seems that your package doesn't build as root:
touch patch
PETSC_DIR=/build/root/petsc-2.3.2 ./config/configure.py \
          --with-cc=gcc --with-fc=g77 --with-debugging=1 \
          --with-mpi-dir=/usr/lib/mpich \
          --with-blas-lib=-lblas-3 --with-lapack-lib=-llapack-3
=================================================================================
             Configuring PETSc to compile on your system                         
=================================================================================
=================================================================================
             *** Do not run configure as root, or using sudo. ***
             ***** That should be reserved for installation *****
=================================================================================
make: *** [build-arch] Error 3

It would be great to patch the configure script so that it allows to run the
configure step as root, unless there's a very good reason not to do so.

Thank you,
-- 
| Lucas Nussbaum
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Message #10 received at 403078@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Adam C Powell IV <hazelsct@debian.org>

To: Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net>, 403078@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#403078: petsc: doesn't build as root

Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:52:18 -0500

On Thu, 2006-12-14 at 14:58 +0100, Lucas Nussbaum wrote:
> Package: petsc
> Version: 2.3.2-1
> Severity: important
> 
> Hi,
> 
> It seems that your package doesn't build as root:
> touch patch
> PETSC_DIR=/build/root/petsc-2.3.2 ./config/configure.py \
>           --with-cc=gcc --with-fc=g77 --with-debugging=1 \
>           --with-mpi-dir=/usr/lib/mpich \
>           --with-blas-lib=-lblas-3 --with-lapack-lib=-llapack-3
> =================================================================================
>              Configuring PETSc to compile on your system                         
> =================================================================================
> =================================================================================
>              *** Do not run configure as root, or using sudo. ***
>              ***** That should be reserved for installation *****
> =================================================================================
> make: *** [build-arch] Error 3
> 
> It would be great to patch the configure script so that it allows to run the
> configure step as root, unless there's a very good reason not to do so.

How is this a bug?  Does policy require that packages be able to build
as root?  The buildds don't do that, and as I understand it, it is not
encouraged, which is why we have fakeroot.

But I'll leave this open and see what I can do.

-Adam
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Message #15 received at 403078@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net>

To: Adam C Powell IV <hazelsct@debian.org>

Cc: 403078@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#403078: petsc: doesn't build as root

Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 21:54:57 +0100

On 14/12/06 at 14:52 -0500, Adam C Powell IV wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-12-14 at 14:58 +0100, Lucas Nussbaum wrote:
> > Package: petsc
> > Version: 2.3.2-1
> > Severity: important
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > It seems that your package doesn't build as root:
> > touch patch
> > PETSC_DIR=/build/root/petsc-2.3.2 ./config/configure.py \
> >           --with-cc=gcc --with-fc=g77 --with-debugging=1 \
> >           --with-mpi-dir=/usr/lib/mpich \
> >           --with-blas-lib=-lblas-3 --with-lapack-lib=-llapack-3
> > =================================================================================
> >              Configuring PETSc to compile on your system                         
> > =================================================================================
> > =================================================================================
> >              *** Do not run configure as root, or using sudo. ***
> >              ***** That should be reserved for installation *****
> > =================================================================================
> > make: *** [build-arch] Error 3
> > 
> > It would be great to patch the configure script so that it allows to run the
> > configure step as root, unless there's a very good reason not to do so.
> 
> How is this a bug?  Does policy require that packages be able to build
> as root?  The buildds don't do that, and as I understand it, it is not
> encouraged, which is why we have fakeroot.
> 
> But I'll leave this open and see what I can do.

It isn't required nor encouraged by policy, but most packages in Debian
can be built as root (actually, only aegis, bazaar and subversion are
in this case, and that's always because of their testsuite). 

So basically, if you don't have a good reason to fail to build, please
don't :-)
-- 
| Lucas Nussbaum
| lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net   http://www.lucas-nussbaum.net/ |
| jabber: lucas@nussbaum.fr             GPG: 1024D/023B3F4F |

Message #20 received at 403078@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Adam C Powell IV <hazelsct@debian.org>

To: Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net>, 403078@bugs.debian.org

Cc: Control@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#403078: petsc: doesn't build as root

Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:18:00 -0500

severity 403078 wishlist
thanks

On Thu, 2006-12-14 at 21:54 +0100, Lucas Nussbaum wrote:
> On 14/12/06 at 14:52 -0500, Adam C Powell IV wrote:
> > On Thu, 2006-12-14 at 14:58 +0100, Lucas Nussbaum wrote:
> > > Package: petsc
> > > Version: 2.3.2-1
> > > Severity: important
> > > 
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > It seems that your package doesn't build as root:
> > > touch patch
> > > PETSC_DIR=/build/root/petsc-2.3.2 ./config/configure.py \
> > >           --with-cc=gcc --with-fc=g77 --with-debugging=1 \
> > >           --with-mpi-dir=/usr/lib/mpich \
> > >           --with-blas-lib=-lblas-3 --with-lapack-lib=-llapack-3
> > > =================================================================================
> > >              Configuring PETSc to compile on your system                         
> > > =================================================================================
> > > =================================================================================
> > >              *** Do not run configure as root, or using sudo. ***
> > >              ***** That should be reserved for installation *****
> > > =================================================================================
> > > make: *** [build-arch] Error 3
> > > 
> > > It would be great to patch the configure script so that it allows to run the
> > > configure step as root, unless there's a very good reason not to do so.
> > 
> > How is this a bug?  Does policy require that packages be able to build
> > as root?  The buildds don't do that, and as I understand it, it is not
> > encouraged, which is why we have fakeroot.
> > 
> > But I'll leave this open and see what I can do.
> 
> It isn't required nor encouraged by policy, but most packages in Debian
> can be built as root (actually, only aegis, bazaar and subversion are
> in this case, and that's always because of their testsuite).

Okay, so if it isn't required or encouraged by policy, then this is a
wishlist bug.

I'll see if I can deal with it in the next upload.

Thanks,
-Adam
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Message #27 received at 403078-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Drew Parsons <dparsons@debian.org>

To: 403078-done@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#403078: petsc: doesn't build as root

Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 13:23:32 +0800

I'm not sure how wise it is to remove an upstream block on building as
root.

But in any case upstream has changed their policy.  
In v3 PETSc can build as root.

Drew

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