Bug#637363: ***SPAM*** Re: Bug#637363: debootstrap 1.0.35 fails to accept --arch=amd64 on CentOS 5.6 system
clone 637363 -1
retitle -1 explain what "target" means
severity -1 wishlist
thanks
Whit Blauvelt, le Wed 10 Aug 2011 16:21:00 -0400, a écrit :
> On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 09:52:36PM +0200, Samuel Thibault wrote:
>
> > It can't be the "target" of debootstrap, since debootstrap is already
> > running in it. Think of it (the host, Centos) as the hand which is
> > holding the dart (debootstrap) to the target (the actual machine running
> > the just-installed Debian, which may or may not be Centos).
>
> Once you've explained it, I understand your technical use of "target" to
> mean what you mean by it. I'm only suggesting it is ambiguous, so that other
> people may easily misunderstand it in the context of building in a chroot,
> where the "target" may be misinterpreted to mean the host of the chroot.
> Again, once you've clarified it, it's clear. But the term "target," without
> the clarification, can confuse - as in "I'm going to throw Debian into a
> chroot on this CentOS box.
Ok, then cloning the bug.
Samuel
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