Hi all, A package (yadex) isn't building, and I'm trying to figure out why. I narrowed it down to the clean rule of debian/rules. Here's the relevent portion of debian/rules (echos added by me):
clean: clean-tree unpatch clean-tree: checkroot @echo "************************* ALPHA" rm -f configure-stamp build-stamp install-stamp @echo "************************* BRAVO" -$(MAKE) clean @echo "************************* CHARLIE" rm -rf obj dobj src/config.h src/config.cc cache/* @echo "************************* DELTA" dh_clean @echo "************************* ECHO" And here's the output: $ fakeroot debian/rules clean dh_testdir dh_testroot ************************* ALPHA rm -f configure-stamp build-stamp install-stamp ************************* BRAVO /usr/bin/make clean rm: cannot remove `obj/0' rm: cannot remove `dobj/0' ln: `obj/0/satan_120879850169': File exists ln: `dobj/0/satan_120879850169': File exists make[1]: Entering directory `/home/p/debian/yadex/yadex-1.7.0' rm -f obj/0/acolours.o obj/0/aym.o obj/0/bench.o obj/0/bitvec.o obj/0/cfgfile.o obj/0/checks.o obj/0/colour1.o obj/0/colour2.o obj/0/atclib/al_lwritel.o obj/0/atclib/al_sapc.o obj/0/atclib/al_saps.o (big snip) obj/0/atclib/al_scps.o obj/0/atclib/al_scpslower.o obj/0/atclib/al_sdup.o obj/0/atclib/al_sisnum.o obj/0/atclib/al_strolc.o obj/0/yadex rm -f dobj/0/acolours.o dobj/0/aym.o dobj/0/bench.o dobj/0/bitvec.o dobj/0/cfgfile.o dobj/0/checks.o dobj/0/colour1.o dobj/0/colour2.o (big snip) dobj/0/atclib/al_saps.o dobj/0/atclib/al_scps.o dobj/0/atclib/al_scpslower.o dobj/0/atclib/al_sdup.o dobj/0/atclib/al_sisnum.o dobj/0/atclib/al_strolc.o dobj/0/yadex rm -f obj/0/ftime rm -f obj/0/install rm -f obj/0/notexist rm -f obj/0 rm: cannot remove `obj/0' make[1]: *** [clean] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/p/debian/yadex/yadex-1.7.0' make: [clean-tree] Error 2 (ignored) ************************* CHARLIE rm -rf obj dobj src/config.h src/config.cc cache/* rm: cannot remove `obj' rm: cannot remove `dobj' rm: cannot remove `cache/copyright.man' rm: cannot remove `cache/copyright.txt' rm: cannot remove `cache/pixlist' rm: cannot remove `cache/srcdate' rm: cannot remove `cache/uptodate' make: *** [clean-tree] Error 1 And then it gives up because of the errors. The part that I really don't understand is WHY the rm fails. For example, the last few errors are mysterious because: $ lla cache/ total 28K drwxrwxrwx 2 p p 4.0K 2004-12-12 09:43 ./ drwxrwxrwx 14 p p 4.0K 2004-12-12 09:45 ../ -rw-rw-rw- 1 p p 267 2004-12-12 09:43 copyright.man -rw-rw-rw- 1 p p 267 2004-12-12 09:43 copyright.txt -rw-rw-rw- 1 p p 187 2004-12-12 09:43 pixlist -rw-rw-rw- 1 p p 10 2004-12-12 09:43 srcdate -rw-rw-rw- 1 p p 2 2004-12-12 09:43 uptodate cache/ and everything in it is owned by me, and world writable. Similarly: $ lla obj/ total 12K drwxrwxrwx 3 p p 4.0K 2004-12-12 09:45 ./ drwxrwxrwx 14 p p 4.0K 2004-12-12 09:45 ../ lrwxr-xr-x 1 p p 18 2004-12-12 09:45 0 -> satan_120879850169/ drwxrwxrwx 3 p p 4.0K 2004-12-12 09:45 satan_120879850169/ everything in obj/ is owned by me and world writable. So what the heck is going on with: ************************* CHARLIE rm -rf obj dobj src/config.h src/config.cc cache/* rm: cannot remove `obj' rm: cannot remove `dobj' rm: cannot remove `cache/copyright.man' rm: cannot remove `cache/copyright.txt' rm: cannot remove `cache/pixlist' rm: cannot remove `cache/srcdate' rm: cannot remove `cache/uptodate' make: *** [clean-tree] Error 1 And the really mysterious thing is, when I run "# debian/rules clean" as root, it works without a hitch! In fact, simply using "$ fakeroot make clean" fails. I think this is what's ultimately killing "dpkg-buildpage -rfakeroot". I don't even slightly understand how fakeroot works, but I'm wondering what's going on here. Should I copy my ~/.gnupg to /root and build the package as a root user? Thanks! Pete -- The mathematics of physics has become ever more abstract, rather than more complicated. The mind of God appears to be abstract but not complicated. He also appears to like group theory. -- Tony Zee's "Fearful Symmetry" PGP Fingerprint: B9F1 6CF3 47C4 7CD8 D33E 70A9 A3B9 1945 67EA 951D -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
