Bug#1074711: rootskel: FTBFS: ln: failed to create symbolic link '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/rootskel//etc/mtab': No such file or directory

[Chris Hofstaedtler <zeha@debian.org>]

On Sun, Oct 20, 2024 at 09:46:20PM +0200, Santiago Vila wrote:
> severity 1074711 important
> retitle 1074711 rootskel: FTBFS randomly: ln: failed to create symbolic link '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/rootskel//etc/mtab': No such file or directory
> thanks
> 
> El 20/10/24 a las 19:36, Chris Hofstaedtler escribió:
> > Control: severity -1 normal
> > Control: tag -1 + moreinfo
> > 
> > On Tue, Jul 02, 2024 at 03:37:30PM +0200, Lucas Nussbaum wrote:
> > > Source: rootskel
> > > Version: 1.136
> > 
> > rootskel 1.137 seems to build fine.
> 
> Hi. This is not a false positive, it's yet another "ftbfs randomly" bug:
> 
> https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/logs/unstable/amd64/rootskel_1.137.build2.log.gz

Well. If it fails only in pbuilder or schroot, then thats a valid
bug, but also not so interesting anymore.

I imagine the pbuilder env does not have /proc/mounts?

> ( Note: You will see that I'm raising to important this and other "ftbfs randomly" bugs.

No objection.

Chris