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| -rw-r--r-- | ChangeLog | 4 | ||||
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@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2003-12-15 Junichi Uekawa <dancer@debian.org> + + * Documentation/pbuilder-doc.xml (EXTRAPACKAGES): document problem with /dev/null + 2003-12-14 Junichi Uekawa <dancer@debian.org> * Documentation/pbuilder-doc.xml (EXTRAPACKAGES): add notes on debconf inside pbuilder. diff --git a/Documentation/pbuilder-doc.xml b/Documentation/pbuilder-doc.xml index 45d5d7b..0281676 100644 --- a/Documentation/pbuilder-doc.xml +++ b/Documentation/pbuilder-doc.xml @@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ export DEBIAN_BUILDGCCVER=3.2 Make sure you have set your path correctly, as described in <filename>/usr/share/doc/fakechroot/README.Debian</filename> </para> </sect1> - <sect1> + <sect1 id="debconfinsidepbuilder"> <title>Using debconf inside pbuilder sessions</title> <para> To use debconf inside pbuilder, setting DEBIAN_FRONTEND to @@ -545,6 +545,25 @@ export DEBIAN_BUILDGCCVER=3.2 whiptail or dialog is installed inside the chroot. </para> </sect1> + <sect1 id="nodev"> + <title>nodev mount options hinder pbuilder activity</title> + <para> + If you see messages such as this in building chroot, you are mounting the filesystem with + nodev option. + </para> + <screen> + /var/lib/dpkg/info/base-files.postinst: /dev/null: Permission denied + </screen> + <para> + You will also have problems if you mount the filesystem with noexec option, or nosuid. + Make sure you do not have these flags set when mounting the filesystem for + <filename>/var/cache/pbuilder</filename>; or $BUILDPLACE. + </para> + <para> + This is not a problem on User-mode-linux. + </para> + </sect1> + <!-- end of FAQ --> </chapter> <chapter id="otheruse"> <title>Other uses of pbuilder</title> diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index a52af27..dcfee54 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ pbuilder (0.96) UNRELEASED; urgency=low * Update documentation on using debconf inside pbuilder. + Note in FAQ that /dev/null error comes from 'nodev' mount option. -- Junichi Uekawa <dancer@debian.org> Sun, 14 Dec 2003 22:17:30 +0900 |