Re: [Libguestfs] fedoostrap or deboostrap requirement

Guido Günther wrote: Actually I'm running as root , but to be more precise I'm running this from gentoo emerge/ebuild process which setups proper sandbox to avoid system damage. I've had several additional problem i managed to solve, the last one might need proper solution in deootstrap code - details below: # fakeroot -i debian/.fakeroot-state.debirf-libguestfs -s debian/.fakeroot-state.debirf-libguestfs fakechroot /usr/sbin/debootstrap --variant=fakechroot --keyring=/usr/share/keyrings/debian-archive-keyring.gpg --include=less --exclude=apt-utils,bsdmainutils,cron,ed,info,logrotate,man-db,manpages,tasksel,tasksel-data,tcpd,traceroute lenny debian/root http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ I: Retrieving Release I: Retrieving Release.gpg I: Checking Release signature I: Valid Release signature (key id 7F5A44454C724A65CBCD4FB14D270D06F42584E6) I: Validating Packages I: Resolving dependencies of required packages... I: Resolving dependencies of base packages... I: Checking component main on http://ftp.debian.org/debian... I: Validating adduser I: Validating apt I: Validating aptitude ... I: Extracting util-linux... I: Extracting zlib1g... I: Installing core packages... W: Failure trying to run: chroot /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/libguestfs-1.0.57/work/libguestfs-1.0.57/appliance/debian/root dpkg --force-depends --install /var/cache/apt/archives/base-files_5lenny3_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/base-passwd_3.5.20_amd64.deb I managed to solve it by patching debootstrap - more details below: # chroot /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/libguestfs-1.0.57/work/libguestfs-1.0.57/appliance/debian/root (chroot):/# dpkg -l Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Inst/Cfg-files/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-==============-==============-============================================ ii base-files 5lenny3 Debian base system miscellaneous files ii base-passwd 3.5.20 Debian base system master password and group ii dpkg 1.14.25 (chroot):/# exit # # chroot /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/libguestfs-1.0.57/work/libguestfs-1.0.57/appliance/debian/root dpkg --force-depends --install /var/cache/apt/archives/base-files_5lenny3_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/base-passwd_3.5.20_amd64.deb Selecting previously deselected package base-files. dpkg: regarding .../base-files_5lenny3_amd64.deb containing base-files, pre-dependency problem: base-files pre-depends on awk awk is not installed. dpkg: warning - ignoring pre-dependency problem ! (Reading database ... 0 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking base-files (from .../base-files_5lenny3_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package base-passwd. Unpacking base-passwd (from .../base-passwd_3.5.20_amd64.deb) ... dpkg: base-passwd: dependency problems, but configuring anyway as you request: base-passwd depends on libc6 (>= 2.7-1); however: Package libc6 is not installed. Setting up base-passwd (3.5.20) ... dpkg: base-files: dependency problems, but configuring anyway as you request: base-files depends on awk; however: Package awk is not installed. Setting up base-files (5lenny3) ... # echo $? 0 # So something must be wrong in the debootstrap code, and the following patch fixes it # diff -Nru /usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/lenny.orig /usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/lenny --- /usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/lenny.orig 2009-07-13 00:15:25.000000000 +0300 +++ /usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/lenny 2009-07-13 00:15:16.000000000 +0300 @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ second_stage_install () { x_core_install () { - smallyes '' | in_target dpkg --force-depends --install $(debfor "$@") + chroot $TARGET dpkg --force-depends --install $(debfor "$@") } p () { # Meaning in_target function defined in /usr/share/debootstrap/functions does not work correctly. Alex