On Mon, 26 May 2014, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > I build kernel packages without fakeroot, since I'm running my scripts > as root.
There's no reason to ever build any packages as root. It's not necessary, and can lead to overwriting files that you want if there are bugs in the build scripts. > I read several times on Debian user, that others tried to use fakeroot > to build Debian packages, but it didn't work. fakeroot occasionally has bugs,[1] but considering that the entire Debian package archive is built using it, it should work well enough for doing what you're doing. 1: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?pkg=fakeroot;dist=unstable -- Don Armstrong http://www.donarmstrong.com [The] JK-88 [coffee] percolator is capable of achieving the ultimate balance of aroma and density, aftertaste and emollience, pentosans and tannins. The next step is to reduce the cost of the HPLC-E technology to the point where it can be manufactured for less than the cost of a Boeing 757. -- Charles Stross "Extracts from the Club Diary" in _Toast_ p83-4 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140529164922.gk9...@teltox.donarmstrong.com
