Tom H writes: > I wasn't saying that you should use sudo. I was pointing out that you > were wrong in saying that "shouldn't compile using root permissions". No he wasn't. > Whether you choose fakeroot, sudo, su, or log on as root, is a > religious-type discussion that you can have with someone who cares > about such things. Read the fakeroot man page. Fakroot does _not_ "get root". It does not give you any additional powers: that is why it exists. -- John Hasler