fix root bug for installation

4 files changed, 11 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/xmake/core/base/option.lua b/xmake/core/base/option.lua
index 0bcd6f4b4..718cc68b8 100644
--- a/xmake/core/base/option.lua
+++ b/xmake/core/base/option.lua
@@ -487,7 +487,6 @@ function option.find(argv, name, shortname)
             -- get value
             nextvalue = true
         end
-
     end
 end
 
diff --git a/xmake/core/main.lua b/xmake/core/main.lua
index b00f2ea60..f37e3940a 100644
--- a/xmake/core/main.lua
+++ b/xmake/core/main.lua
@@ -122,13 +122,6 @@ function main.done()
     -- init 
     main._init()
 
-    -- check run command as root
-    local ok, errors = main._check_root()
-    if not ok then
-        utils.error(errors)
-        return -1
-    end
-
     -- init option 
     local ok, errors = option.init(menu)  
     if not ok then
@@ -136,6 +129,15 @@ function main.done()
         return -1
     end
 
+    -- check run command as root
+    if not option.get("root") then
+        local ok, errors = main._check_root()
+        if not ok then
+            utils.error(errors)
+            return -1
+        end
+    end
+
     -- start profiling
     if option.get("profile") then
         profiler:start()
diff --git a/xmake/core/sandbox/modules/os.lua b/xmake/core/sandbox/modules/os.lua
index 94b78c6b8..55950f7de 100644
--- a/xmake/core/sandbox/modules/os.lua
+++ b/xmake/core/sandbox/modules/os.lua
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ end
 function sandbox_os.sudol(runner, luafile, luaargv)
 
     -- init argv
-    local argv = {"lua"}
+    local argv = {"lua", "--root"}
     for _, name in ipairs({"file", "project", "backtrace", "verbose", "quiet"}) do
         local value = option.get(name)
         if type(value) == "string" then
diff --git a/xmake/plugins/lua/xmake.lua b/xmake/plugins/lua/xmake.lua
index abc723b3b..917d66119 100644
--- a/xmake/plugins/lua/xmake.lua
+++ b/xmake/plugins/lua/xmake.lua
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ task("lua")
             ,   options = 
                 {
                     {'l', "list",       "k",  nil,          "List all scripts."             }      
+                ,   {nil, "root",       "k",  nil,          "Allow to run script as root."  }      
                 ,   {nil, "script",     "v",  nil,          "Run the given lua script."     }      
                 ,   {nil, "arguments",  "vs", nil,          "The script arguments."         }
                 }