> Robert Collins <robertc@robertcollins.net> writes: > > I can also note why bazaar wont build as root: its test suite > > includes a test for the ability to handle read only directories > > correctly. As root, anything is writable, so this test fails. [Goswin von Brederlow] > That test should add a test for root and skip it. If that is the only > reason not to build as root then that should be no excuse (post > etch). Your unspoken premise is that there is a _reason_ to support building packages as root. Why? I think it is better just to tell people not to do that.
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