GNU bug report logs - #53534
28.0.91; on netbsd 'gmake install' outputs 'find: chown: No such file or directory'

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Message #14 received at 53534 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: van.ly <at> sdf.org, 53534 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#53534: 28.0.91;
 on netbsd 'gmake install' outputs 'find: chown: No such file or
 directory'
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2022 14:47:47 +0200

> From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
> Cc: Van Ly <van.ly <at> sdf.org>,  53534 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2022 23:26:36 -0500
> 
> Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> 
> > Users on NetBSD cannot invoke the 'chown' command?
> 
> Presumably it is not in the default PATH of non-root users;
> eg perhaps it is /sbin/chown.
> 
> On GNU/Linux, non-root users normally cannot chown things (to other
> users).

Isn't it customary to use sudo when installing stuff?

> I guess they are to deal with tar defaulting to --same-owner for root.

Most probably.

In any case, I don't see any serious problem in the reported behavior,
those are just warnings AFAIU.

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