Package: pbuilder Version: 0.127 Severity: important I don't know if this is really a bug with pbuilder, or a bug with sarge, or some other package but I am unable to build a basetgz for sarge. I try the following:
# sudo pbuilder create --basetgz /var/cache/pbuilder/sarge.tgz --distribution sarge W: /home/hubert/.pbuilderrc does not exist Distribution is sarge. Building the build environment -> running debootstrap I: Retrieving Release I: Retrieving Packages I: Validating Packages I: Checking component main on ftp://mirror.debian.math/debian... I: Extracting base-files... I: Extracting base-passwd... [... more stuff being extracted ...] I: Extracting util-linux... I: Extracting zlib1g... I: Installing core packages... I: Unpacking required packages... W: Failure while unpacking required packages. This will be attempted up to five times. W: Failure while unpacking required packages. This will be attempted up to five times. W: Failure while unpacking required packages. This will be attempted up to five times. W: Failure while unpacking required packages. This will be attempted up to five times. W: Failure while unpacking required packages. This will be attempted up to five times. pbuilder: debootstrap failed -> Aborting with an error -> cleaning the build env -> removing directory /var/cache/pbuilder/build//8208 and its subdirectories # I have tried using different mirrors (including the standard http.us.debian.org) at different times. Same result. -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (101, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.10-mm3 Locale: LANG=en_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages pbuilder depends on: ii coreutils 5.2.1-2 The GNU core utilities ii debianutils 2.13.2 Miscellaneous utilities specific t ii debootstrap 0.3.1 Bootstrap a basic Debian system ii gcc 4:3.3.5-3 The GNU C compiler ii wget 1.10-1 retrieves files from the web Versions of packages pbuilder recommends: ii devscripts 2.8.14 Scripts to make the life of a Debi ii fakeroot 1.3 Gives a fake root environment ii sudo 1.6.8p7-1.1 Provide limited super user privile -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]