On Wed, 01 Mar 2017 23:13:57 +0100, Santiago Vila wrote: > > My CD-ROM "looks" like: > > > > % ll /dev/cdrom > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 Feb 16 19:06 /dev/cdrom -> sr0 > > % ll /dev/sr0 > > brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 11, 0 Feb 16 19:06 /dev/sr0 > > That's how my CD-ROM looks as well: > > linode1:~# ll /dev/cdrom > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 feb 27 19:42 /dev/cdrom -> sr0 > linode1:~# ll /dev/sr0 > brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 11, 0 feb 27 19:42 /dev/sr0
Ok. > > So it seems that those tests have proven to be problematic under > > other (virtual) versions of /dev/cdrom as well before, even if they > > work with real hardware. > > > > If this is true we probably want to disable the tests completely > > during build as well ... > > That's what I would do, yes. Thanks for the confirmation, I just uploaded a new version which skips the tests during build as well. (And filed an unblock request.) > Not only because some people have faulty cdroms, but also because we > want builds to be reproducible, so using /dev/cdrom when it exists > and not using it when it does not exist introduces a potentially > undesired variation in the way the package is built. It doesn't change the binary package but I agree that it can cause build failures and is therefore undesired. > Ideally, special hardware should only be used at run time, not at > build time. Otherwise it becomes a requirement difficult to meet > for an autobuilder. Right. > In either case, if you still want to debug this (just to satisfy > curiosity, and even if usage of /dev/cdrom is dropped), I can still > give you access to my machine (please contact me privately for > details). Thanks for the offer but I'll rather proceed to some other more pressing bugs :) Cheers, gregor -- .''`. https://info.comodo.priv.at/ - Debian Developer https://www.debian.org : :' : OpenPGP fingerprint D1E1 316E 93A7 60A8 104D 85FA BB3A 6801 8649 AA06 `. `' Member of VIBE!AT & SPI, fellow of the Free Software Foundation Europe `- NP: Status Quo: What You're Proposing
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