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diff --git a/Documentation/pbuilder-doc.xml b/Documentation/pbuilder-doc.xml index 31ef0be..dfd8d6a 100644 --- a/Documentation/pbuilder-doc.xml +++ b/Documentation/pbuilder-doc.xml @@ -527,15 +527,18 @@ export DEBIAN_BUILDGCCVER=3.2 <para> It has been verified that pbuilder-uml works, as of version 0.59. + And since then, pbuilder-uml has seen a rapid evolution. The configuration of pbuilder-uml goes in two steps: <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para>Configuration of rootstrap</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> <para>Configuration of pbuilder-uml</para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> </para> - <sect2> + <sect2 id="rootstrap"> <title>Configuring rootstrap</title> <para> <command>rootstrap</command> is a program that @@ -578,7 +581,7 @@ netmask=255.255.255.0 </listitem> </itemizedlist> </sect2> - <sect2> + <sect2 id="pbuilderumlconfig"> <title>Configuring pbuilder-uml</title> <para> The following needs to happen: @@ -610,7 +613,33 @@ PBUILDER_UML_IMAGE="/home/dancer/uml-image" </itemizedlist> </para> </sect2> - <sect2> + <sect2 id="consideruml"> + <title>Considerations for running pbuilder-uml</title> + <para> + pbuilder-user-mode-linux emulates most of pbuilder, but there + are some differences. + </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + pbuilder-user-mode-linux does not support all options of pbuilder + properly yet. This is a problem, and will be addressed as + specific areas are discovered. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + /tmp is handled differently inside pbuilder-uml. + In pbuilder-uml, /tmp is mounted as tmpfs inside UML, + so accessing files under /tmp outside the user-mode-linux + does not work. + It affects options like + <command><option>--configfile</option></command>. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="paralleluml"> <title>Parallel running of pbuilder-user-mode-linux</title> <para> To run pbuilder-uml parallel on a system, there are a few things @@ -632,7 +661,7 @@ PBUILDER_UML_IMAGE="/home/dancer/uml-image" </listitem> </itemizedlist> </sect2> - <sect2> + <sect2 id="pbuilderumlwrap"> <title>Using pbuilder-uml as a wrapper script to start up virtual machine</title> <para> It is possible to use pbuilder-uml for other uses than just building Debian |