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diff --git a/Documentation/pbuilder-doc.xml b/Documentation/pbuilder-doc.xml index cb2c478..2dcda88 100644 --- a/Documentation/pbuilder-doc.xml +++ b/Documentation/pbuilder-doc.xml @@ -359,14 +359,14 @@ export DEBIAN_BUILDGCCVER=3.2 </sect1> </chapter> <chapter> - <title>Known Problems</title> + <title>Frequently asked questions</title> <para> Here, known problems and frequently asked questions are - documented. - This part is moved from README.Debian file. + documented. This portion was initially available in README.Debian + file, but moved into here. </para> <sect1> - <title>Notes on pbuilder create</title> + <title>pbuilder create fails</title> <para> It often happens that pbuilder cannot create latest chroot. Try upgrading pbuilder and debootstrap. @@ -388,6 +388,18 @@ export DEBIAN_BUILDGCCVER=3.2 in pbuilderrc. Take your pick. </para> </sect1> + <sect1> + <title>Specialized requirement on apt sources list</title> + <para> + If you have some very specialized requirements on your + apt setup inside pbuilder, + it is possible to specify that through + <command><option>--othermirror</option></command> + option. + Try something like: + <command><option>--othermirror "deb http://local/mirror stable main|deb-src http://local/source/repository ./"</option></command> + </para> + </sect1> </chapter> <chapter> <title>Experimental or wishlist features of pbuilder</title> @@ -413,12 +425,96 @@ export DEBIAN_BUILDGCCVER=3.2 on <command>chroot</command> and <command>tar</command> and <command>gzip</command>, which are known to work on most Unix systems. + However, <command>pbuilder-uml</command> uses COW method for + file access, and it is so much more faster than pbuilder + when building most packages. </para> <para> - Currently there are problems with rootstrap that - stops <command>pbuilder-uml</command> from starting, - and help, or success reports would be appreciated. + It has been verified that pbuilder-uml works, + as of version 0.59. + The configuration of pbuilder-uml goes in two steps: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Configuration of rootstrap</para> + <para>Configuration of pbuilder-uml</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> </para> + <sect2> + <title>Configuring rootstrap</title> + <para> + <command>rootstrap</command> is a program that + is a wrapper to debootstrap, creating a Debian disk image inside + UML. + To configure rootstrap, there are several requirements. + </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>install rootstrap package</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>add the user to uml-net group to allow access to network + <screen> +adduser dancer uml-net + </screen></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Check that compile supports tun/tap interface, + and recompile the kernel if necessary + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Set up /etc/rootstrap/rootstrap.conf, for example, + if the current host is 192.168.1.2, changing following + entries to something like this seems to work. + <screen> +transport=tuntap +interface=eth0 +gateway=192.168.1.1 +mirror=http://192.168.1.2:8081/debian +host=192.168.1.198 +uml=192.168.1.199 +netmask=255.255.255.0 + </screen> + Some experimentation with configuration and running + <command>rootstrap ~/test.uml</command> to actually + test it would be handy. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2> + <title>Configuring pbuilder-uml</title> + <para> + The following needs to happen: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>install pbuilder-uml package</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Set configuration file <filename>/etc/pbuilder/pbuilder-uml.conf</filename> as follows + <screen> +MY_ETH0=tuntap,,,192.168.1.198 +UML_IP=192.168.1.199 +UML_NETMASK=255.255.255.0 +UML_NETWORK=192.168.1.0 +UML_BROADCAST=255.255.255.255 +UML_GATEWAY=192.168.1.1 +PBUILDER_UML_IMAGE="/home/dancer/uml-image" + </screen> + and it needs to match rootstrap configuration. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Run <command>pbuilder-user-mode-linux create --distribution sid</command> to create the image</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Try running <command>pbuilder-user-mode-linux build </command></para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + </sect2> </sect1> <sect1> <title>Using LVM</title> @@ -430,6 +526,29 @@ export DEBIAN_BUILDGCCVER=3.2 and so no measurement has been made, yet. </para> </sect1> + <sect1> + <title>Using pbuilder without tar.gz</title> + <para> + <command><option>--no-targz</option></command> + option of <command>pbuilder</command> + will allow usage of pbuilder in a different way + to conventional usage. + It will try to use existing chroot, + and will not try to clean up after + working on it. + It is an operation mode more like + <command>sbuild</command>. + </para> + <para> + It should be possible to create chroot images + for <command>dchroot</command> with following commands: + <screen> +# pbuilder create --distribution potato --no-targz --basetgz /chroot/potato +# pbuilder create --distribution woody --no-targz --basetgz /chroot/woody +# pbuilder create --distribution sid --no-targz --basetgz /chroot/sid + </screen> + </para> + </sect1> </chapter> <chapter> <title>Minor details</title> |