The thread Python multiprocessing checks in chroot is getting long and widening to cover how /dev/shm is treated in LFS.
What I'd like to do is put the following note in the BLFS mozilla-derived packages where shm needs to be mounted when the package is configured: - - - If you are compiling this package in chroot you must do two things: First, as the root user, ensure that /dev/shm is mounted: mountpoint /dev/shm >/dev/null || mount -t tmpfs devshm /dev/shm If you do not do this, configuring will fail with a python traceback report referencing a /usr/lib/pythonN.N/multiprocessing/synchronize.py file. Second, as your normal user either ensure the $SHELL environment variable is set to /bin/sh, or prepend SHELL=/bin/sh. - - - Is that acceptable to everyone ? ĸen -- When alle is ſayed and all is done, ye must chooſe your faces wisely, for soon enouff ye will be playing with fyre." The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Prophecy 5004 -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
