[Vmdebootstrap-devel] Bug#792182: vmdebootstrap does not create /etc/network/interfaces.d/ if missing

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Package: vmdebootstrap
Version: 0.8-1
Severity: important
Tags: patch



-- System Information:
Debian Release: stretch/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (650, 'testing'), (600, 'unstable'), (500, 'oldstable-updates'), (500, 'oldstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages vmdebootstrap depends on:
ii  debootstrap         1.0.70
ii  extlinux            3:6.03+dfsg-7
ii  kpartx              0.5.0-7
ii  mbr                 1.1.11-5+b1
ii  parted              3.2-7
ii  python              2.7.9-1
ii  python-cliapp       1.20140719-1
ii  python-distro-info  0.14
ii  python2.7           2.7.10-2
pn  python:any          <none>
ii  qemu-utils          1:2.3+dfsg-5

Versions of packages vmdebootstrap recommends:
ii  grub2-common      2.02~beta2-23
ii  python-guestfs    1:1.28.10-2+b1
ii  qemu-system       1:2.3+dfsg-5
ii  qemu-user-static  1:2.3+dfsg-5
ii  squashfs-tools    1:4.2+20130409-2

Versions of packages vmdebootstrap suggests:
pn  u-boot:armhf  <none>

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Hi,

While trying to build a wheezy Debian image in armel arch vmdebootstrap
doesn't create the folder '/etc/network/interfaces.d/'.
Relevant error:

#[Errno 2] No such file or directory:
'/tmp/tmpXXXXX/etc/network/interfaces.d/setup'
Cleaning up
ERROR: [Errno 2] No such file or directory:
'/tmp/tmpXXXXX/etc/network/interfaces.d/setup'
#

This is the patch that I have used to build the image:

--- /tmp/vmdebootstrap.orig     2015-07-12 15:17:25.000000000 +0200
+++ /usr/sbin/vmdebootstrap     2015-07-09 18:05:18.128000000 +0200
@@ -624,17 +624,8 @@
     def setup_networking(self, rootdir):
         self.message('Setting up networking')
 
-        # unconditionally write for wheezy (which became oldstable on 04/25/2015)
-        if self.was_oldstable(datetime.date(2015, 4, 26)):
-            with open(os.path.join(
-                rootdir, 'etc', 'network', 'interfaces'), 'w') as netfile:
-                netfile.write('source /etc/network/interfaces.d/*\n')
-            os.mkdir(os.path.join(rootdir, 'etc', 'network', 'interfaces.d'))
-
-        elif not os.path.exists(os.path.join(rootdir, 'etc', 'network', 'interfaces')):
-            with open(os.path.join(
-                rootdir, 'etc', 'network', 'interfaces'), 'w') as netfile:
-                netfile.write('source-directory /etc/network/interfaces.d\n')
+        if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(rootdir, 'etc', 'network', 'interfaces.d')):
+            os.makedirs(os.path.join(rootdir, 'etc', 'network', 'interfaces.d'))
 
         with open(os.path.join(
             rootdir, 'etc', 'network', 'interfaces.d', 'setup'), 'w') as eth: