Re: Debian installer build: failed or old builds

[Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>]

On Wed, Sep 04, 2013 at 07:00:13PM +0200, Christian PERRIER wrote:
> Quoting Ben Hutchings (ben@decadent.org.uk):
> > On Wed, 2013-09-04 at 07:02 +0200, Christian PERRIER wrote:
> > > Quoting Ben Hutchings (ben@decadent.org.uk):
> > > 
> > > > > Still, this package seems to be provided by the linux source package.....
> > > > 
> > > > No, I haven't touched speakup.  And in that log APT says:
> > > > 
> > > > > The following NEW packages will be installed:
> > > > [...]
> > > > >   sound-modules-3.10-2-amd64-di speakup-modules-3.10-2-amd64-di
> > > 
> > > 
> > > So, the problem might be with the mirror that is used by the build
> > > machine:
> > 
> > Why?
> > 
> > > Get:1 http://ftp.gr.debian.org/debian/ unstable/main/debian-installer mouse-modules-3.10-2-amd64-di amd64 3.10.7-1 [34.7 kB]
> 
> Doh, I didn't pate enough lines:
> 
> Get:1 http://ftp.gr.debian.org/debian/ unstable/main/debian-installer mouse-modules-3.10-2-amd64-di amd64 3.10.7-1 [34.7 kB]
> Fetched 34.7 kB in 0s (0 B/s)
> Download complete and in download only mode

These messages are from APT.

> Needed speakup-modules-3.10-2-amd64-di not found (looked in apt.udeb/cache/archives/, debugudebs/)

I don't think this is.

> make[2]: *** [stamps/get_udebs-netboot-gtk-stamp] Error 1

This obviously isn't.

> > > I wonder why a build machine is using a mirror in Greece. I'd bet the
> > > build machine is *not* in Greece.
> > 
> > There are a bunch of debian.org machines hosted at GRNET in Greece...
> 
> 
> Ah, I wasn't aware of this. So, ack...but, admitedly, there is
> something wrong on that mirror, am I right?

I don't think so.  It seems like APT and the calling script disagree
about where udebs should be downloaded to.

Ben.

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Ben Hutchings
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