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## `sudo meson install` now drops privileges when rebuilding targets
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It is common to install projects using sudo, which should not affect build
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outputs but simply install the results. Unfortunately, since the ninja backend
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updates a state file when run, it's not safe to run ninja as root at all.
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It has always been possible to carefully build with:
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```
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ninja && sudo meson install --no-rebuild
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```
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Meson now tries to be extra safe as a general solution. `sudo meson install`
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will attempt to rebuild, but has learned to run `ninja` as the original
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(pre-sudo or pre-doas) user, ensuring that build outputs are generated/compiled
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as non-root.
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