As the upstream bug is still unfixed and there's no Debian or Ubuntu fix (other than not using the important fstrans=yes option), this is unsurprisingly still a problem in Trusty and no doubt later versions through to Yakkety.
Simple test: # checkinstall -D --fstrans=yes mkdir -p /usr/doc/test ... Installing with mkdir -p /usr/doc/test... ========================= Installation results =========================== mkdir: cannot create directory ‘/usr/doc’: No such file or directory **** Installation failed. Aborting package creation. Cleaning up...OK Bye. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/78455 Title: DEFECT in checkinstall: abort due to missing file or directory To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/checkinstall/+bug/78455/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
