make sisyphus.check.root more portable, replace it everywhere

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/backend/uninstallforce.py b/src/backend/uninstallforce.py
index 9a8330f..f85dbe1 100644
--- a/src/backend/uninstallforce.py
+++ b/src/backend/uninstallforce.py
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@
 import subprocess
 import sisyphus.check
 import sisyphus.database
+import sys
 
 def start(pkgname):
-    sisyphus.check.root()
-    portageExec = subprocess.Popen(['emerge', '--quiet', '--unmerge', '--ask'] + list(pkgname))
-    portageExec.wait()
-    sisyphus.database.syncLocal()
+    if sisyphus.check.root() == 0:
+        portageExec = subprocess.Popen(['emerge', '--quiet', '--unmerge', '--ask'] + list(pkgname))
+        portageExec.wait()
+        sisyphus.database.syncLocal()
+    else:
+        sys.exit("\nYou need root permissions to do this, exiting!\n")