New comment by furryfixer on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/18282#issuecomment-578535035

Comment:
I accept the criticism. Although running as root is never recommended if avoidable, it has been tempting, and successful until recently, for me to use xbps-src within a larger Install script which MUST run with elevated privileges.  This is of course easily changed.  The current documentation for xbps-src has a mild statement that running it as root is not required. I had known this, but we should be aware that most "xbps-" commands require elevated privileges in common usage, so this could be a trap for the unwary.  

So the maintainers have at least three basic options, if not more.

- (1) Ignore errors that only occur running as root, and place a stronger admonition/warning in the documentation.
- (2) Repair the xbps-src binary-bootstrap process to work for root.  For now, this might be as simple as creating a "tmp" subdirectory.

- (3) Modifying xbps-src to prevent running as uid 0.

I think one of these should happen, but not up to me. Depending on your decision, you may close this when you feel appropriate.