On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 11:13:10AM +0100, Marc Haber wrote: > when copying a file from a non-standard directory via the copyfiles > mechanism, this does not work: > > $ schroot --begin-session --chroot=squeeze_build64 --session=build > E: 20copyfiles: cp: cannot create regular file > `/var/lib/schroot/mount/build/etc/apt/apt.keys.input/zg20110.debian.zugschlus.de': > No such file or directory > E: build: Chroot setup failed: stage=setup-start > > Manually creating /var/lib/schroot/mount/build/etc/apt/apt.keys.input > inside the chroot fixes this issue. > > The copyfiles mechanism should create target directories, if necessary.
This would make sense. Would a "mkdir -p" be sufficient, or should we take steps to preserve the ownership and perms of every directory in the path in the chroot? > Btw, just giving the directory /etc/apt/apt.keys.input in a copyfiles > file, this causes the directory with its entire contents to be copied > to the target. I am not sure whether this is the intended behavior. If > so, it should be documented, and copyfiles is kind of a misnomer for > this feature. Non-regular files get copied with "cp -a", so this is intended. I'll add it to the documentation. Regards, Roger -- .''`. Roger Leigh : :' : Debian GNU/Linux http://people.debian.org/~rleigh/ `. `' Printing on GNU/Linux? http://gutenprint.sourceforge.net/ `- GPG Public Key: 0x25BFB848 Please GPG sign your mail. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
