> > Has anyone managed to compile fakeroot? I've tried to build it > (somewhat successfully) but it seems the HURD[1] doesn't implement > semget (and friends). So while the build succeeds, fakeroot will not > run, which puts package-building under the HURD at something of a > disadvantage. > > jason > > [1] : I'm still ready to believe it's only my build of the HURD that > stops fakeroot working correctly.
I'm afraid it's a Hurd issue (or rather, an issue with the design of fakeroot relying on Linux-specific behavior). We'll need to modify fakeroot for the Hurd, but it's been low priority to date. I took a quick look at it a while back, but don't recall what the specific issues were. Things are probably a bit more stable now with respect to the Hurd's core libraries and glibc, so it might be time to take another look. Thanks, -Brent
