Re: make-kpkg kernel-image without fakeroot ?!
On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 09:52:21PM -0500, David Z Maze wrote:
> Ross Boylan <RossBoylan@stanfordalumni.org> writes:
>
> > I just inadvertently built a kernel without fakeroot, specifically I
> > said
> > make-kpkg --append-to-version advncdfs --config xconfig kernel_image
> >
> > I don't see any error messages, and the deb was built.
> >
> > My kernel-pkg.conf includes the line
> > root_cmd := fakeroot
> > though I don't find "fakeroot" anywhere in the build log.
>
> Huh. My understanding is that putting that line in kernel-pkg.conf
> has the exact same effect as specifying --rootcmd=fakeroot, so it
> probably Just Worked. You didn't happen to actually *be* root while
> doing the kernel build, did you? Actually being root obviates the
> need for fakeroot, but is otherwise considered a poor idea.
>
That was my second thought too; but I checked, and I was just me
during the build.
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