On Mon, Sep 02, 2002 at 08:13:38PM -0500, Adam Heath wrote: > On Mon, 2 Sep 2002, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote: > > > On Mon, Sep 02, 2002 at 02:24:46PM -0500, Adam Heath wrote: > > > Package: libc6 > > > Version: 2.2.5-14.1 > > > Severity: serious > > > > > > == > > > Automatic build of glibc_2.2.5-14.1 on cyberhq by sbuild/i386 1.169 > > > Build started at 20020901-2205 > > > ... > > > * Libc: (libc). C library. > > > >install-info(/build/rmurray/glibc-2.2.5/i386-linux/install_root/usr/share/info/libc.info): > creating new section `GNU libraries' > > > >install-info(/build/rmurray/glibc-2.2.5/i386-linux/install_root/usr/share/info/libc.info): > no sections yet, creating Miscellaneous section too. > > > cp: cannot create regular file `/var/backups/infodir.bak': Permission denied > > > >install-info(/build/rmurray/glibc-2.2.5/i386-linux/install_root/usr/share/info/libc.info): > couldn't backup /build/rmurray/glibc-2.2.5/i386-linux > > > /install_root/usr/share/info/dir in /var/backups/infodir.bak: No such file or >directory > > > make[3]: *** [install] Error 139 > > > make[3]: Leaving directory `/build/rmurray/glibc-2.2.5/glibc-2.2.5/manual' > > > make[2]: *** [manual/subdir_install] Error 2 > > > make[2]: Leaving directory `/build/rmurray/glibc-2.2.5/glibc-2.2.5' > > > make[1]: *** [install] Error 2 > > > make[1]: Leaving directory `/build/rmurray/glibc-2.2.5/i386-linux/obj' > > > make: *** [/build/rmurray/glibc-2.2.5/i386-linux/installed-binaries] Error 2 > > > ****************************************************************************** > > > Build finished at 20020901-2320 > > > FAILED [dpkg-buildpackage died] > > > == > > > > > > Don't call install-info as root. > > non-root > > > a) I told you that install-info should not access the backup directory > > when running with an appropriate --infodir= option. I believe I even > > filed a bug on it. That would be #158299. I think it's reasonable, > > but discussion belongs there, not here. > > Not using /var/backups when infodir is given is a different bug than calling > install-info as non-root.
Make install for most GNU packages does this. It works, too. They're close enough. > > b) That error is NOT fatal. Notice: > > > make[3]: *** [install] Error 139 > > > > This would be the reason it didn't build from source. Has nothing to > > do with root or non-root. I even discussed this with you on IRC at the > > time. > > Er, whatever. The last command run was install-info(which was run as > non-root), and it caused the build to fail. Because of #158300, on Perl 5.8.0. -- Daniel Jacobowitz MontaVista Software Debian GNU/Linux Developer -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
