[buildd-tools-devel] Bug#832050: Bug#832050: sbuild: Allow to run commands as root before/after installing the build dependencies

[Johannes Schauer]

Hi,

Quoting Raphael Hertzog (2016-07-22 12:01:41)
> On Fri, 22 Jul 2016, Johannes Schauer wrote:
> > Quoting Raphaël Hertzog (2016-07-21 21:18:52)
> > > I have updated a library and in the process I renamed ftplib-dev into
> > > libftp-dev (which provides "ftplib-dev") and I want to ensure that
> > > reverse dependencies build correctly with the new package. I used
> > > --extra-package to inject my package but the new package does not get
> > > picked due to the new name... but if I could install the new package
> > > before build dependencies are installed, then I could test my package.
> > 
> > How about:
> > 
> >       sbuild --add-depends libftp-dev=VERSION
> 
> That would work for me for my specific need.

so your initial problem is completely solved by this existing option?

> I was just trying to suggest something that could be more generally useful.
> But it's up to you.
> 
> It would not allow customizing something installed by a build dependency in
> /etc for example.

I would like to see an actual use case that would require this feature before
adding it. The sbuild command line is already incredibly complicated and hard
to understand.

You can close this bug if you think that your problem is taken care of.

Thanks!

cheers, josch
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