Re: transaction lock prevents test installs by non-root users?

[Nigel Metheringham <nigel metheringham dev intechnology co uk>]

On Wed, 2005-10-12 at 12:23 +0000, s davison computer org wrote:
> I'd like to set up a system whereby developers,
> who do not have root privileges, can build and
> test-install binary RPMs. 

Have a look at a build system such as mach.
mach builds rpms within its own chroot environment, and this could
fairly easily be made per-user rather than (or as well as) per
distribution (which is the default).  You can get access into the
chrooted environment and install packages within it, although if you
want to test complex systems (which probably means anything X-like) then
it will probably be insufficient.

mach can be found at
	http://thomas.apestaart.org/projects/mach/

I believe there is a port within Fedora Extras, and there is some
information about it within the Fedora Wiki.  The current version is
0.4.7 and includes support for yum repositories (which works better for
me).  

	Nigel.
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