[Users] Building CM 3.17

[Dave Howorth]

On Thu, 30 Jul 2020 17:21:11 +0200
Ralf Mardorf via Users <users at lists.claws-mail.org> wrote:

> On Thu, 2020-07-30 at 16:54 +0200, John Crisp wrote:
> > Just to be awkward.... how do I get it to build the package WITHOUT
> > installing?  
> 
> From the man page,
> http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/xenial/man8/checkinstall.8.html :
> 
> "All the options that toggle a switch default to activate the option.
>  To force activation or deactivation, call them with '=yes' or '=no'."
> 
> "--install Toggle installation of the created package."
> 
> IIUC you need to run 'sudo checkinstall --install=no'.

I don't know the answer, but that statement contradicts your previous
advice to never built using sudo.

NEVER BUILD USING SUDO is very good advice.