Ben Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Sorry to say but this script is fairly useless for most people. Strace > > cannot follow vfork() (yes I know -F says it will, but according to the > > maintainer, and my own tests, it does not work at all). Once make -C > > executed, strace stopped showing output. > > Ok, I wrote a really simple vfork() wrapper library you can preload (like > libfakeroot), and was able to get it working perfectly. Note then vfork() > manpage says fork() can be used to implement vfork(), so this is perfectly > acceptable behavior. Now I can actually get libfoo-dev package build > dependencies and such (aswell as sgml and tetex related things). So it > works pretty well. > > Would you like me to send you the source I have? > Yes, please. Is it as easy as
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