port command unnecessarily requires permissions to the cwd

[kpreid (Kevin Reid)]

I run MacPorts as a non-root user, so when I want to install something I su to the MacPorts user. Doing this in a new shell (since the cwd is ~me) results in the cwd being unreadable to that user. All port commands will then fail with the error

error getting working directory name: permission denied
    while executing
"pwd"
    invoked from within
"set current_portdir [pwd]"
    (file "/Stuff/ports/bin/port" line 3686)

I assume that this is due to MacPorts' support for installing a port from the current directory. It would be nice if it only looked at the cwd if it's actually been told to install from there, or if that is not possible, then if it would catch the error now and only complain later if the cwd is needed.

[kpreid (Kevin Reid)]

Cc Me!

[anddam (Andrea D'Amore)]

As reporter you don't need to add yourself to cc recipients' list.

[chrstphrchvz (Christopher Chavez)]

This looks like #40035.

I'm not sure MacPorts supports su instead of sudo.