On 2021-12-27 17:54:24 -0700, Sean Whitton wrote:
> The sort of case I have in mind is an 'RRR: no'%e package that does not
> FTBFS when built as root, but does do so as non-root. I agree that
> that's an FTBFS bug, but is it release-critical? For a relatively new
> feature like RRR, I'm not sure
Sean Whitton writes:
> I said that the requirement is only advisory based on how there is no
> requirement on packages expressed must/should/etc. in the description of
> Rules-Requires-Root: no in Policy. The target of the advice would be
> authors and maintainers of package builders.
> However
Hello Russ,
On Sat 25 Dec 2021 at 06:45PM -08, Russ Allbery wrote:
> Vincent Lefevre writes:
>> On 2021-12-25 14:48:33 -0800, Russ Allbery wrote:
>>> Vincent Lefevre writes:
>
Here, the build via "debuild" is failing even when fakeroot is
available (installed on the machine). Note tha
Guillem Jover writes:
> But, the builder in this context is the program driving debian/rules and
> not any external wrappers, in this case dpkg-buildpackage, which has
> honored the field since it got implemented in 1.19.0. We drafted it as
> "the builder" to allow for other potential drivers, be
On Sat, 2021-12-25 at 18:45:08 -0800, Russ Allbery wrote:
> Vincent Lefevre writes:
> > On 2021-12-25 14:48:33 -0800, Russ Allbery wrote:
> >> Vincent Lefevre writes:
> >>> Here, the build via "debuild" is failing even when fakeroot is
> >>> available (installed on the machine). Note that Rules-R
Vincent Lefevre writes:
> On 2021-12-25 14:48:33 -0800, Russ Allbery wrote:
>> Vincent Lefevre writes:
>>> Here, the build via "debuild" is failing even when fakeroot is
>>> available (installed on the machine). Note that Rules-Requires-Root
>>> has been set to "no". IMHO, the policy should say
On 2021-12-25 14:48:33 -0800, Russ Allbery wrote:
> Vincent Lefevre writes:
>
> > Here, the build via "debuild" is failing even when fakeroot is available
> > (installed on the machine). Note that Rules-Requires-Root has been set
> > to "no". IMHO, the policy should say that when Rules-Requires-R
Hi Sean,
On 2021-12-25 15:55:32 -0700, Sean Whitton wrote:
> Okay, I've attempted to retitle this bug in accordance with your
> suggestion. The relevant change would not be in ch. 4, but under ch. 5.
> What you suggest is to add to the meaning of "Rules-Requires-Root: no"
> that packages which de
Processing control commands:
> retitle -1 When Rules-Require-Root: no, packages should not fail to build as
> non-root
Bug #1002626 [debian-policy] debian-policy: building packages should not
require to be root
Changed Bug title to 'When Rules-Require-Root: no, packages should not fail to
build
Vincent Lefevre writes:
> Here, the build via "debuild" is failing even when fakeroot is available
> (installed on the machine). Note that Rules-Requires-Root has been set
> to "no". IMHO, the policy should say that when Rules-Requires-Root is
> set to "no", being root or using fakeroot should no
control: retitle -1 When Rules-Require-Root: no, packages should not fail to
build as non-root
Hello Vincent,
On Sat 25 Dec 2021 at 11:37PM +01, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> When a package is built as a normal user, Rules-Requires-Root assumes
> that using fakeroot would be fine.
>
> Here, the buil
Hello Bill,
On 2021-12-25 22:58:25 +0100, Bill Allombert wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 25, 2021 at 10:38:47PM +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> > Building packages should not require to be root.
>
> Hello Vincent!
>
> Currently, packages are allowed to require root to build.
> See Rules-Requires-Root for m
Processing control commands:
> reopen -1
Bug #1002626 {Done: Sean Whitton } [debian-policy]
debian-policy: building packages should not require to be root
Bug reopened
Ignoring request to alter fixed versions of bug #1002626 to the same values
previously set
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1002626: https://bugs.debian.org
Control: reopen -1
On 2021-12-25 14:55:37 -0700, Sean Whitton wrote:
> Hello,
>
> On Sat 25 Dec 2021 at 10:38PM +01, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
>
> > Package: debian-policy
> > Version: 4.6.0.1
> > Severity: important
> >
> > Building packages should not require to be root.
> >
> > I don't know what
On Sat, Dec 25, 2021 at 10:38:47PM +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> Package: debian-policy
> Version: 4.6.0.1
> Severity: important
>
> Building packages should not require to be root.
Hello Vincent!
Currently, packages are allowed to require root to build.
See Rules-Requires-Root for more detail
Package: debian-policy
Version: 4.6.0.1
Severity: important
Building packages should not require to be root.
I don't know what's going on, but see
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1002497#31
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