FTBFS when "gain-root" command gains real root.

[Debian Bug Importer]

Automatically imported from Debian bug report #262608 http://bugs.debian.org/262608

[James Troup (james-nocrew)]

Robert Millan <email address hidden> writes:

> Package: gdbm
> Severity: serious
>
> Building gdbm when "gain-root" command gains real root (e.g. -rsudo)
> leaves the source tree in an unconsistent state. The next time build is
> attempted (either with -rsudo or -rfakeroot) it will fail with:
>
> [...]
> debian/rules build
> test -d debian/patched || install -d debian/patched
> dpatch apply-all
> applying patch 01_texinfo-usr-local to ./ ...patch: **** can't open file gdbm.texinfo : Permission denied
> failed.
> make: *** [patch-stamp] Error 1

Err, duh. HTF am I meant to fix that? You can't mix and match -rsudo
with -rfakeroot and expect it to work. The former is going to
permanently chown files to root that -rfakeroot obviously can't work
with.

--
James

[Robert Millan (rmh)]

reopen 262608
thanks

On Sun, Aug 01, 2004 at 06:18:13AM -0700, Debian Bug Tracking System wrote:
> Robert Millan <email address hidden> writes:
>
> > Package: gdbm
> > Severity: serious
> >
> > Building gdbm when "gain-root" command gains real root (e.g. -rsudo)
> > leaves the source tree in an unconsistent state. The next time build is
> > attempted (either with -rsudo or -rfakeroot) it will fail with:
>
> Err, duh. HTF am I meant to fix that? You can't mix and match -rsudo
> with -rfakeroot and expect it to work. The former is going to
> permanently chown files to root that -rfakeroot obviously can't work
> with.

That's not what I said. The problem happens when only using -rsudo. Try
this:

  for i in 1 2 ; do dpkg-buildpackage -rsudo ; done

I found the exact same problem in exim4. Please look at bug #262607, they
already applied a fix and it might provide some indication.

Thanks,

--
Robert Millan

(Debra and Ian) (Gnu's Not (UNiplexed Information and Computing System))/\
(kernel of *(Berkeley Software Distribution))

[Robert Millan (rmh)]

tags 262608 sarge-ignore
thanks

Hey.

Andreas Metzler just told me this srot of bugs should be tagged sarge-ignore.
I'm not sure why, but if in doubt, ask him =)

--
Robert Millan

(Debra and Ian) (Gnu's Not (UNiplexed Information and Computing System))/\
(kernel of *(Berkeley Software Distribution))

[Debian Bug Importer (debzilla)]

Automatically imported from Debian bug report #262608 http://bugs.debian.org/262608

[Debian Bug Importer (debzilla)]

Message-Id: <E1Br6il-0003Nk-00@bilbo>
Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2004 05:09:10 +0200
From: Robert Millan <email address hidden>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <email address hidden>
Subject: FTBFS when "gain-root" command gains real root.

Package: gdbm
Severity: serious

Building gdbm when "gain-root" command gains real root (e.g. -rsudo)
leaves the source tree in an unconsistent state. The next time build is
attempted (either with -rsudo or -rfakeroot) it will fail with:

[...]
 debian/rules build
test -d debian/patched || install -d debian/patched
dpatch apply-all
applying patch 01_texinfo-usr-local to ./ ...patch: **** can't open file gdbm.texinfo : Permission denied
 failed.
make: *** [patch-stamp] Error 1

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.4.26-1-686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (ignored: LC_ALL set to C)

[Debian Bug Importer (debzilla)]

Message-ID: <email address hidden>
Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2004 14:08:32 +0100
From: James Troup <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: Bug#262608: FTBFS when "gain-root" command gains real root.

Robert Millan <email address hidden> writes:

> Package: gdbm
> Severity: serious
>
> Building gdbm when "gain-root" command gains real root (e.g. -rsudo)
> leaves the source tree in an unconsistent state. The next time build is
> attempted (either with -rsudo or -rfakeroot) it will fail with:
>
> [...]
> debian/rules build
> test -d debian/patched || install -d debian/patched
> dpatch apply-all
> applying patch 01_texinfo-usr-local to ./ ...patch: **** can't open file gdbm.texinfo : Permission denied
> failed.
> make: *** [patch-stamp] Error 1

Err, duh. HTF am I meant to fix that? You can't mix and match -rsudo
with -rfakeroot and expect it to work. The former is going to
permanently chown files to root that -rfakeroot obviously can't work
with.

--
James

[Debian Bug Importer (debzilla)]

Message-ID: <email address hidden>
Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 19:33:05 +0200
From: Robert Millan <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: Bug#262608 acknowledged by developer (Re: Bug#262608: FTBFS when "gain-root" command
 gains real root.)

reopen 262608
thanks

On Sun, Aug 01, 2004 at 06:18:13AM -0700, Debian Bug Tracking System wrote:
> Robert Millan <email address hidden> writes:
>
> > Package: gdbm
> > Severity: serious
> >
> > Building gdbm when "gain-root" command gains real root (e.g. -rsudo)
> > leaves the source tree in an unconsistent state. The next time build is
> > attempted (either with -rsudo or -rfakeroot) it will fail with:
>
> Err, duh. HTF am I meant to fix that? You can't mix and match -rsudo
> with -rfakeroot and expect it to work. The former is going to
> permanently chown files to root that -rfakeroot obviously can't work
> with.

That's not what I said. The problem happens when only using -rsudo. Try
this:

  for i in 1 2 ; do dpkg-buildpackage -rsudo ; done

I found the exact same problem in exim4. Please look at bug #262607, they
already applied a fix and it might provide some indication.

Thanks,

--
Robert Millan

(Debra and Ian) (Gnu's Not (UNiplexed Information and Computing System))/\
(kernel of *(Berkeley Software Distribution))

[Debian Bug Importer (debzilla)]

Message-ID: <email address hidden>
Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 19:40:24 +0200
From: Robert Millan <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: sarge-ignore

tags 262608 sarge-ignore
thanks

Hey.

Andreas Metzler just told me this srot of bugs should be tagged sarge-ignore.
I'm not sure why, but if in doubt, ask him =)

--
Robert Millan

(Debra and Ian) (Gnu's Not (UNiplexed Information and Computing System))/\
(kernel of *(Berkeley Software Distribution))

[Matt Zimmerman (mdz)]

Not severe for Warty builds

[Robert Millan (rmh)]

Hi James,

I'm no longer concerned about this bug. Feel free to close it if you like.

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Message-ID: <email address hidden>
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 10:29:04 +0200
From: Robert Millan <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: close?

Hi James,

I'm no longer concerned about this bug. Feel free to close it if you like.

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: :' :
`. `' http://www.debian.org/ports/kfreebsd-gnu
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[Dennis Kaarsemaker (dennis)]

Concern gone.