On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 09:52:21PM -0500, David Z Maze wrote: > Ross Boylan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I just inadvertently built a kernel without fakeroot, specifically I > > said > > make-kpkg --append-to-version advncdfs --config xconfig kernel_image > > > > I don't see any error messages, and the deb was built. > > > > My kernel-pkg.conf includes the line > > root_cmd := fakeroot > > though I don't find "fakeroot" anywhere in the build log. > > Huh. My understanding is that putting that line in kernel-pkg.conf > has the exact same effect as specifying --rootcmd=fakeroot, so it > probably Just Worked. You didn't happen to actually *be* root while > doing the kernel build, did you? Actually being root obviates the > need for fakeroot, but is otherwise considered a poor idea. >
That was my second thought too; but I checked, and I was just me during the build. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
