Hi Neale, Neale wrote on 25.03.2015 18:38:06: > Thanks. That did the trick. The IBM Docker on z folks need to update their > sample build script at > http://containerz.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/creating-base-images.html > > On 3/25/15, 1:11 PM, "Sebastian Ott" <seb...@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote: > >On Wed, 25 Mar 2015, Neale Ferguson wrote: > >> > >--installroot=root > >Specifies an alternative installroot, relative to which all packages > >will be installed. Think of this like doing "chroot <root> yum" except > >using --installroot allows yum to work before the chroot is created. > >Note: You may also want to use the option --releasever=/ when creating > >the installroot as otherwise the $releasever value is taken from the > >rpmdb within the installroot (and thus. will be empty, before > >creation).
just checking, so --releasever=/ worked for you? I didn't have to use it, and when I just double-checked, this was still the case. It makes sense, though, so I'm happy to add that to the script. Thanks for the hint (and thanks Sebastian)! Utz :wq ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
