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diff --git a/Documentation/pbuilder-doc.xml b/Documentation/pbuilder-doc.xml
index 4cabd04..dcad9ce 100644
--- a/Documentation/pbuilder-doc.xml
+++ b/Documentation/pbuilder-doc.xml
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
<title>pbuilder User's Manual</title>
<abbrev>pbuilder-doc</abbrev>
<subtitle>Usage and operations</subtitle>
- <!-- TODO: maybe fix wrapping of the CVS $Revision tag -->
- <releaseinfo>documentation in progress ($Revision$)</releaseinfo>
+ <releaseinfo>documentation in progress ($Id$)</releaseinfo>
<authorgroup>
<author>
<firstname>Junichi</firstname>
@@ -192,7 +191,7 @@
inside the chroot with
the <command><option>--use-pdebuild-internal</option></command>.
<!-- FIXME: name of option is misleading, change it?
- -- maybe when it's more useful.
+ maybe when it's more useful.
-->
It will try to bind mount the working directory inside chroot,
and run <command>dpkg-buildpackage</command> inside.
@@ -252,19 +251,19 @@
when root privilege is required.
</para>
<para>
- <!-- FIXME: what are these parameters? Environment variables? Explain -->
- BUILDUSERID should be set to a value for a user id that
+ BUILDUSERID configuration option should be set to a value for a user id that
does not already exist on the system, so that it is more difficult for
packages that are being built with
<command>pbuilder</command> to affect the environment outside the chroot.
- <!-- FIXME: what does the following mean? Clarify, please -->
- When BUILDUSERNAME is also set,
- pbuilder will use that user id and fakeroot for building packages.
+ When BUILDUSERNAME configuration option is also set,
+ pbuilder will use the specified user name and fakeroot for building packages,
+ instead of running as root inside chroot.
</para>
<para>
- Using the fakerooting method, pbuilder will run with
- root privilege when it is required, when installing
- packages to the chroot.
+ Even when using the fakerooting method, pbuilder will run with
+ root privilege when it is required.
+ For example, when installing
+ packages to the chroot, pbuilder will run under root privilege.
</para>
<para>
To be able to invoke pbuilder without being
@@ -407,7 +406,6 @@
<para>Automatically running lintian/linda (distributed as an example in
<filename>/usr/share/doc/pbuilder/examples/B90linda</filename>).</para>
</listitem>
- <!-- FIXME: either obsolete or update this item? -->
<listitem>
<para>Automatic debian-test of the package?
The debian-test package has been removed from Debian.