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

[Johannes Schauer]

Hi,

Quoting Felipe Sateler (2016-11-10 10:54:57)
> On 9 November 2016 at 21:21, Johannes Schauer <josch at debian.org> wrote:
> > 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.
> 
> Hmm, it appears I was confused as well. I started drafting this report
> before discovering --add-depends, and thus the title. I guess what I
> want is equivalent to #792037 but for --extra-packages instead of
> --extra-repository.

hrm... I think it's reasonable to assume that if I pass --extra-packages with a
package that is already installed *and* I am using --apt-upgrade, then the same
package in the chroot should be upgraded to the version I provided.

> I do not currently need root after packages are installed, but it is indeed
> impossible to have root after build-deps (and the extra repos) have been
> installed.

This is already taken care of in my local git.

Thanks!

cheers, josch
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