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Re: Any way to install packages+run autopkgtests on porterbox machines?



On Fri, Mar 01, 2024 at 06:28:50PM +0530, Nilesh Patra wrote:
> When I want to fix autopkgtests for a package on a particular architecture, I currently
> see no way to run autopkgtests before I dput since porter boxes do not provide root
> access which autopkgtest needs.

Not exactly an answer, but an alternative - it's easy to get an ARM VM from
many cloud providers.  For a buck or two, I've avoided hours of futzing with
the porterboxes.  I've heard of providers with PPC, but haven't ever actually
used one.

Ross


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