How to use 'make menuconfig' in Docker container?

[swelch]

I'm working with an older project that uses the GNU Make build system. The IDF Docker Image seems to use the CMake system instead. Is there a way to use commands like 'make menuconfig' within the Docker container?

When I try 'make menuconfig' using the 'hello_world' project as an example from v3.3 I get the following output:

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/project$ make menuconfig
make[1]: Entering directory '/opt/esp/idf/tools/kconfig'
cc -c  -DCURSES_LOC="<ncurses.h>" -DLOCALE -MMD -MP  /opt/esp/idf/tools/kconfig/mconf.c -o mconf.o
/opt/esp/idf/tools/kconfig/mconf.c:1053:1: fatal error: opening dependency file mconf.d: Permission denied
 }
 ^
compilation terminated.
Makefile:171: recipe for target 'mconf.o' failed
make[1]: *** [mconf.o] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/opt/esp/idf/tools/kconfig'
make: *** No rule to make target '/opt/esp/idf/tools/kconfig/conf-idf', needed by '/opt/esp/idf/tools/kconfig/mconf-idf'.  Stop.

To reproduce:
1. Clone the esp-idf
2. Checkout release/v3.3
3. CD to /esp-idf/examples/get-started/hello_world
3. Run this command:

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docker run --rm -v $PWD:/project -w /project -u $UID -e HOME=/tmp -it espressif/idf:release-v3.3

[swelch]

UPDATE: I discovered if I run the docker container as root user this works:

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docker run --rm -v $PWD:/project -w /project -u root -e HOME=/tmp -it espressif/idf:release-v3.3

Is there a way to get this to work without needing root permissions?