[buildd-tools-devel] Bug#843694: sbuild: No way to pre-install extra-packages before build

[Johannes Schauer]

Hi,

On Tue, 8 Nov 2016 16:44:53 -0300 Felipe Sateler <fsateler at debian.org> wrote:
> On 8 November 2016 at 16:39, Felipe Sateler <fsateler at debian.org> wrote:
> > Package: sbuild
> > Version: 0.72.0-2
> > Severity: wishlist
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have been trying to run some builds with a modified dpkg, but this
> > currently isn't working. sbuild appears to copy the debs to the chroot
> > after the initial apt-get update/upgrade, so it will not be
> > automatically upgraded.
> >
> > --chroot-setup-commands= doesn't help because it is also run before
> > setting up the apt repository, and --starting-build-commands= is run as
> > non-root.
> >
> > Upon further reading of the manpage, it is explicitly stated that
> > --extra-packages is only available for build-dependency resolution, and
> > that there is no --$something-command that will run as root but after
> > all chroot setup. It would be great to have such a command.
> 
> I forgot to add that it is currently possible to --add-depends to
> achieve installation, but in the general case where one needs a root command
> after injecting the debs (eg, to run some command from the package) this
> would not be possible.

now I'm confused. What's the bug here? As you already pointed out,
--add-depends allows you to force installation of your custom .deb. What is
missing? Why do you still need root after packages are installed?

Your bug report might also have similarities to #792037.

Thanks!

cheers, josch
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