On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 06:41:25PM +0100, Bálint Réczey wrote: > Hi, > > I have just patched ratt to allow automatic rebuilding of reverse > build dependencies in distributions other than unstable: > https://github.com/Debian/ratt/pull/8 > > Sbuild running on jessie (building for wheezy) still emits errors like: > ... > dpkg-deb: error: failed to read archive > `libming1_0.4.4-1.1+deb7u1_amd64.deb': No such file or directory > E: read_command failed to execute dpkg-deb > Use of uninitialized value $arch in scalar chomp at > /usr/share/perl5/Sbuild/Build.pm line 1295. > Use of uninitialized value $arch in string ne at > /usr/share/perl5/Sbuild/Build.pm line 1298. > Use of uninitialized value $arch in string ne at > /usr/share/perl5/Sbuild/Build.pm line 1298. > Use of uninitialized value $arch in concatenation (.) or string at > /usr/share/perl5/Sbuild/Build.pm line 1300. > W: Extra package libming1_0.4.4-1.1+deb7u1_amd64.deb of architecture > cannot be installed in the chroot > ... > > , but the extra packages install fine later: > ... > Get:1 copy:/<<BUILDDIR>>/resolver-W8JG9E/apt_archive/ ./ libming1 > 1:0.4.4-1.1+deb7u1 [186 kB] > ... > Selecting previously unselected package libming1. > Unpacking libming1 (from .../libming1_1%3a0.4.4-1.1+deb7u1_amd64.deb) ... > ... > > It is pretty useful for testing updates for Wheezy LTS (and for coming > Jessie LTS :-)). > > The other tool I would love to use for LTS work is a private > https://ci.debian.net/ installation for running autopkgtests or > reverse dependencies.
That would indeed be awesome! -- Guido > > To make it happen I'm thinking about spending a few hours on creating > a puppet module for it to automate installation in a VM. What do you > think? > > Cheers, > Balint >