Comment 20 for bug 1287943

Argh. Scrub what I said about python. I can reproduce without python!

# /usr/sbin/debootstrap --arch=i386 trusty /tmp/tmpBQAxhc http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu | strace cat >db.out
...
read(0, "I: Configuring initramfs-tools.."..., 32768) = 34
write(1, "I: Configuring initramfs-tools.."..., 34) = 34
read(0, "I: Base system installed success"..., 32768) = 39
write(1, "I: Base system installed success"..., 39) = 39
read(0,

It hangs here - and there's no zombie child, so can't be debootstrap's fault. This is something really weird with pipes.