Andrea has fixed the build/install to avoid using root

diff --git a/parts/Installation.tex b/parts/Installation.tex
index dcc575121dce6bb4465968e1ae1a1e70c8257bf3..6d5e6123fd6e46f354cb60bc9b328731d1ec01aa 100644 (file)
--- a/parts/Installation.tex
+++ b/parts/Installation.tex
@@ -221,8 +221,7 @@ To do a system build \index{build} , you should read the file
 \item You need about 6.0 \,GB of disk storage to operate a build and
   you need to have \textit{git} installed.
 
-\item Obviously in order to install into the system, you must run as
-  \textbf{root}.
+\item You do not need to be \textbf{root} (or \textit{sudo} ...) to install, except to run \texttt{bld\_prepare.sh} which calls in the distro's package manager. However if there are problems with permissions you can try to compile as root.
 
 \item The \textit{git:} step has to download many files (approx
   130\,MB) so allow time. When decompressed this will expand to
@@ -250,16 +249,13 @@ cd cinelerra5/cinelerra-5.1
 make 2>&1 | tee log        # make and log the build
 \end{lstlisting}
 
-  \texttt{bld\_prepare.sh} for Arch Linux may require other packages,
-  so you may have to install the dependencies
-  manually as you will have to do for gentoo.  \texttt{README.arch} or \texttt{README.gentoo}, which
-  contain the list of dependencies, can be found at:
-  \begin{list}{}{}
+\texttt{bld\_prepare.sh} works for debian-testing, ubuntu-testing, and arch with some additional information. For Arch linux, a README file containing many more dependencies is maintained. For Gentoo, a README file lists other dependencies that have to be installed manually.
+\begin{list}{}{}
   \item \href{https://cinelerra-gg.org/download/README.arch}{https://cinelerra-gg.org/download/README.arch}
   \item \href{https://cinelerra-gg.org/download/README.gentoo}{https://cinelerra-gg.org/download/README.gentoo}
-  \end{list}
-  
-  \texttt{bld\_prepare.sh} option of debian-testing and ubuntu-testing is currently for future distros and
+\end{list}
+
+  \texttt{bld\_prepare.sh} option of debian-testing and ubuntu-testing is currently for perhaps the absolute latest versions and future distros and
   will be changed to more relevant names when they are released.
 
 \item Check for obvious build errors:
@@ -279,7 +275,7 @@ grep "\*\*\*.*error" -ai log
 make install
 \end{lstlisting}
 Where <os> represents the Operating System supported by \CGG{}, such
-as centos, fedora, suse, ubuntu, mint, debian.
+as centos, fedora, suse, ubuntu, mint, or debian.
 The ``with-single-user'' parameter makes it so.
 % Make and log build (
 Check for errors before proceeding.
@@ -302,8 +298,7 @@ the top level after you get the source.
 \item You need at least 6\,GB of disk storage to operate a build +
   you need to have “\texttt{git}” installed.
 
-\item Recommend you build and run as \textbf{root}, just to avoid
-  permission issues initially.
+\item You can install it without being \textbf{root} or without using \textit{sudo}. In case of problems you can use \textit{sudo} to avoid permission issues.
 \item The \textit{git} step has to download many files (approx
   130\,MB) so allow time.
 
@@ -319,8 +314,7 @@ cd cinelerra5/cinelerra-5.1
 
 NOTE: if your system has never had \CGG{} Infinity installed, you
 will have to make sure all the compilers and libraries necessary are
-installed. So on the very first build you should run as
-\textbf{root}:
+installed. Thus, for the execution part of \texttt{bld\_prepare.sh} you must use sudo, but the other steps can be done as a normal user.
 
 % FIXME No novels in the listings.
 \begin{lstlisting}[style=sh]
@@ -331,7 +325,7 @@ make 2>&1 | tee log
 make install
 \end{lstlisting}
 Where <os> represents the Operating System supported by \CGG{}, such
-as centos, fedora, suse, ubuntu, mint, debian.
+as centos, fedora, suse, ubuntu, mint, debian and arch.
 The ``with-single-user'' parameter makes it so.
 % Make and log build (
 Check for errors before proceeding.
@@ -339,14 +333,13 @@ Check for errors before proceeding.
 
 Then just start the application by keying in: \texttt{./cin} in the
 bin subdirectory OR add a desktop icon by using the appropriate
-directory to copy the files to, run as \textbf{root}, and edit to
+directory to copy the files to and edit to
 correct the directory path.  Below are generic directions of how to
 do this.
 
 Then just start the application by keying in: \texttt{./cin} in the
 bin subdirectory OR add a desktop icon by using the appropriate
-directory to copy the files to, run as \textbf{root}, and edit to
-correct the directory path.  Below are generic directions of how to
+directory to copy the files to, run as root, and edit to correct the directory path.  Below are generic directions of how to
 do this.
 
 \begin{lstlisting}[style=sh]
@@ -359,16 +352,13 @@ After you have followed the above, in the cin.desktop file, change
 the \texttt{Exec=cin} line to be
 \texttt{Exec=<your\_directory\_path>/bin/cin}.
 
-The preceding directions for doing a single-user build may work
-without being root on some distros except for the \texttt{bld\_prepare.sh}
-and creating the desktop icon. For example in Arch Linux installing without being root
-works using the following steps:
+A working example of how to build in Arch as a normal user:
 
 \begin{lstlisting}[style=sh]
 $ git clone --depth 1 "git://git.cinelerra-gg.org/goodguy/cinelerra.git" cinelerra5
 $ cd /home/USER/cinelerra5/cinelerra-5.1
 $ ./autogen.sh
-$ ./configure --prefix=/usr --with-single-user --with-booby
+$ ./configure --with-single-user --with-booby
 $ make 2>&1 | tee /tmp/cin5.log &&  make install
 \end{lstlisting}