Bug#236418: ITP: debootstrap-buildd -- Scripts to create chroots for building packages

[Daniel Schepler <schepler@math.berkeley.edu>]

Anthony Towns <aj@azure.humbug.org.au> writes:

> On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 10:41:03PM -0800, Daniel Schepler wrote:
>> * Package name    : debootstrap-buildd
>>   Version         : 0.1
>>   Upstream Author : Daniel Schepler <schepler@debian.org>
>> * URL or Web page : 
>> * License         : GPL
>>   Description     : Scripts to create chroots for building packages
>>  This package contains custom debootstrap scripts which create chroots
>>  with (only) the build-essential packages installed.  After creation,
>>  these chroots can be used for testing package builds (for example for
>>  correcness of Build-Depends), or for compiling backport versions of
>>  packages.
>>  .
>>  Instructions are included for using these scripts either directly or
>>  in conjunction with pbuilder.
>
> Why can't this be integrated into debootstrap proper?

I got the impression from your comments on #154528 that you would be
against including those scripts, but looking back at those logs I
can't really tell what gave me that idea.  Certainly, I'd be happy to
send you my buildd-{woody,sarge,sid} scripts and get them included, or
to make an NMU if you'd prefer that.

It would also be nice to add a "--buildd" option to debootstrap to
switch to using the buildd-* scripts by default.
-- 
Daniel Schepler              "Please don't disillusion me.  I
schepler@math.berkeley.edu    haven't had breakfast yet."
                                 -- Orson Scott Card