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NAME
sbuild-createchroot - create sbuild chroot
SYNOPSIS
sbuild-createchroot [-h|--help | -V|--version] [--verbose] [--arch=arch] [--chroot-suffix=suffix]
[--foreign] [--resolve-deps | --no-resolve-deps] [--keep-debootstrap-dir] [--debootstrap=debootstrap]
[--include=package1[,package2,[packagen]]] [--exclude=package1[,package2,[packagen]]]
[--components=component1[,component2,[componentn]]] [--keyring=keyring-file] [--setup-only]
[--make-sbuild-tarball=file] [--keep-sbuild-chroot-dir] SUITE TARGET-DIRECTORY DEBIAN-MIRROR-URI [SCRIPT]
buildd-create-chroot USER SUITE TARGET-DIRECTORY DEBIAN-MIRROR-URI
DESCRIPTION
sbuild-createchroot runs debootstrap(1) to create a chroot suitable for building packages with sbuild.
Note that while debootstrap may be used directly, sbuild-createchroot performs additional setup tasks
such as adding additional packages and configuring various files in the chroot. Invoking
sbuild-createchroot is functionally equivalent to running debootstrap --variant=buildd
--include=fakeroot,build-essential, then editing /etc/apt/sources.list and /etc/hosts by hand.
The newly-created chroot is set up to work with schroot(1) by creating a chroot definition file under
/etc/schroot/chroot.d. This should be edited to finish the chroot configuration after
sbuild-createchroot has completed.
buildd-create-chroot, like sbuild-createchroot, runs debootstrap(1) to create a chroot for package
building. However, this creates a chroot specifically for buildd(1) with an additional mandatory option
to specify a user who will be granted sudo access inside the chroot. This script mainly differs in its
additional customisation of /etc/apt/sources.list to use incoming.debian.org and security-
master.debian.org. It also removes some packages from the newly-created chroot. Unless you are setting
up an official Debian build daemon, sbuild-createchroot should be used instead. The extra functionality
will be merged into sbuild-createchroot in the future.
OPTIONS
Actions
-h, --help
Display this manual.
-V, --version
Print version information.
General options
-v, --verbose
Print all messages.
Debootstrap options
Note that debootstrap(1) is the canonical reference for the meaning of the options; they are passed
directly to debootstrap.
--arch=arch
Set the target architecture. This may be used if dpkg is not already installed. See also
--foreign, below.
--chroot-suffix=suffix
Add a custom suffix to the chroot name. Defaults to '-sbuild'.
--foreign
Only perform the initial unpack phase of bootstrapping. This is required if the target and host
architectures do not match. Note that debootstrap requires running by hand to complete
installation; run the debootstrap /debootstrap/debootstrap installed in TARGET-DIRECTORY to
complete the installation.
--resolve-deps
Automatically resolve missing dependencies. This is the default.
--no-resolve-deps
Do not automatically resolve missing dependencies.
--keep-debootstrap-dir
Don't delete the /debootstrap directory in TARGET-DIRECTORY after completing the installation.
--debootstrap=debootstrap
Define a custom debootstrap variant. Defaults to 'debootstrap'.
--include=package1[,package2,[packagen]]
Comma separated list of packages which will be added to the list of packages to download and
extract.
--exclude=package1[,package2,[packagen]]
Comma separated list of packages which will be removed from the list of packages to download and
extract. Note that this can remove essential packages, so use with extreme care.
--components=component1[,component2,[componentn]]
Comma separated list of archive components to use (e.g. ‘main’, ‘contrib’, ‘non-free’). Defaults
to ‘main’.
--keyring=keyring-file
Download signatures for retrieved Release files and check them against keyring-file. By default
/etc/apt/trusted.gpg is used. Set to an empty string to disable signature checking.
SUITE The distribution to bootstrap (e.g. ‘sarge’, ‘etch’, ‘lenny’, ‘sid’). A complete list may be
found in /usr/share/debootstrap/scripts.
TARGET-DIRECTORY
The directory to create the chroot in. The directory will be created if it does not already
exist.
DEBIAN-MIRROR-URI
An http://, file:///, or ssh:/// URI pointing to a suitable archive mirror.
SCRIPT debootstrap script to run. Not typically required.
sbuild-createchroot behaviour
--setup-only
Don't run debootstrap. Only perform the setup tasks on an already existing chroot. This is
useful for converting an existing chroot for use with sbuild which has already been created using
a tool such as debootstrap.
--make-sbuild-tarball=file
Create a bootstrapped file type chroot ready for use with sbuild and save it as file. The
compression format used for the tarball is dependent on the file extension used in file. See the
TARBALL FILE section for more details.
--keep-sbuild-chroot-dir
Don't delete the directory used for creating a file type chroot. This option does nothing if not
creating a file type chroot.
TARBALL FILE
When creating an sbuild tarball file, the compression format used to generate the tarball depends on the
entension used in file. Here is a listing of the extensions that will be detected and what format the
tarball will be generated as.
*.tar Generates an uncompressed tarball.
*.tar.gz|*.tgz
Generates a compressed tarball using gzip.
*.tar.bz2|*.tbz
Generates a compressed tarball using bzip2.
*.tar.lz|*.tlz
Generates a compressed tarball using lzip.
*.tar.xz|*.txz
Generates a compressed tarball using xz.
If no extension is specified, sbuild-createchroot will rename file to file.tar.gz and generate
file.tar.gz as a compressed tarball using gzip.
EXAMPLES
To create a bootstrapped file type sid (unstable) chroot ready for use with sbuild and saved in
/var/cache/sbuild/sbuild.tar.gz using the httpredir.debian.org Debian http mirror redirector service and
using a temporary directory as the target:
% sudo sbuild-createchroot \
--make-sbuild-tarball=/srv/chroot/unstable-amd64.tar.gz \
sid `mktemp -d` \
http://httpredir.debian.org/debian↵
To create a plain type sid (unstable) chroot in /srv/chroot/unstable using the httpredir.debian.org
Debian http mirror redirector service:
% sudo sbuild-createchroot sid /srv/chroot/unstable-amd64 \
http://httpredir.debian.org/debian↵
HISTORY
sbuild-createchroot was previously known as buildd.chroot. buildd.chroot performed exactly the same
tasks, but additionally created a number of directories in the chroot for use by sbuild. This is now
done by schroot(1).
AUTHORS
Roger Leigh.
Francesco P. Lovergine.
Andres Mejia.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2004 Francesco P. Lovergine <frankie@debian.org>.
Copyright © 2007-2008 Roger Leigh <rleigh@debian.org>.
Copyright © 2010 Andres Mejia <mcitadel@gmail.com>.
SEE ALSO
debootstrap(8), schroot(1), sbuild(1), sbuild-setup(7).