On Fri, Jul 23, 2021 at 7:48 PM Cameron Simpson <c...@cskk.id.au> wrote: > Do the build and install as yourself. I usually do the install step by > making the install directory as root, then chowning it to me. Then you > can do the install as you - this has the advantage the you're > unprivileged and can't accidentally damage the OS install.
That's interesting, in that it leaves you vulnerable to accidentally damaging your alternate installation, but you're putting it into a directory that normally would look privileged. I'd be inclined to leave /usr as a privileged directory, and do this sort of installation entirely within ~/bin or something equivalent. But hey, this is the flexibility of Unix file system permissions! ChrisA -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
