Package: dpkg Version: 1.16.1.2 Severity: normal Dear Maintainer,
When installing a package with --root=<newroot>, dpkg will log its actions to /var/log/dpkg.log instead of <newroot>/var/log/dpkg.log Kind Regards, Rogier. Example session: --------------------------------------------- wheezy:root /chroot 69 # tail -v -n 2 /var/log/dpkg.log newroot/var/log/dpkg.log ==> /var/log/dpkg.log <== 2012-01-19 14:11:42 status installed ed 1.5-3 2012-01-19 14:11:44 status installed man-db 2.6.0.2-3 ==> newroot/var/log/dpkg.log <== 2012-01-19 14:11:42 status installed ed 1.5-3 2012-01-19 14:11:44 status installed man-db 2.6.0.2-3 wheezy:root /chroot 70 # dpkg -i --root=newroot sed_4.2.1-9_i386.deb (Reading database ... 21136 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace sed 4.2.1-9 (using sed_4.2.1-9_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement sed ... ^Z [1]+ Stopped dpkg -i --root=newroot sed_4.2.1-9_i386.deb wheezy:root /chroot 71 # ps | grep dpk. 2733 pts/1 00:00:00 dpkg wheezy:root /chroot 72 # lsof -p 2733 | grep -E 'log|newroot' dpkg 2733 root 3uW REG 0,18 0 135 /chroot/newroot/var/lib/dpkg/lock dpkg 2733 root 4w REG 0,18 4608 3490 /chroot/newroot/var/lib/dpkg/updates/tmp.i dpkg 2733 root 5u REG 0,18 0 142 /chroot/newroot/var/lib/dpkg/triggers/Lock dpkg 2733 root 6w REG 8,0 802157 65563 /var/log/dpkg.log dpkg 2733 root 7r REG 0,18 248 144 /chroot/newroot/var/lib/dpkg/diversions dpkg 2733 root 8r REG 0,18 35 145 /chroot/newroot/var/lib/dpkg/statoverride dpkg 2733 root 9w REG 0,18 1871 3566 /chroot/newroot/usr/share/locale/eu/LC_MESSAGES/sed.mo.dpkg-new wheezy:root /chroot 73 # fg dpkg -i --root=newroot sed_4.2.1-9_i386.deb Setting up sed (4.2.1-9) ... Processing triggers for install-info ... Processing triggers for man-db ... wheezy:root /chroot 74 # tail -v -n 2 /var/log/dpkg.log newroot/var/log/dpkg.log ==> /var/log/dpkg.log <== 2012-01-19 14:12:41 status installed sed 4.2.1-9 2012-01-19 14:12:42 status installed man-db 2.6.0.2-3 ==> newroot/var/log/dpkg.log <== 2012-01-19 14:11:42 status installed ed 1.5-3 2012-01-19 14:11:44 status installed man-db 2.6.0.2-3 --------------------------------------------- -- System Information: Debian Release: wheezy/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 3.1.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages dpkg depends on: ii coreutils 8.13-3 ii libbz2-1.0 1.0.6-1 ii libc6 2.13-24 ii libselinux1 2.1.0-4 ii xz-utils 5.1.1alpha+20110809-3 ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3 dpkg recommends no packages. Versions of packages dpkg suggests: ii apt 0.8.15.9 -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
