Reference materials¶
Directory structure outside the chroot¶
| Directory | Meaning |
|---|---|
/etc/pbuilderrc |
configuration file |
/usr/share/pbuilder/pbuilderrc |
Default configuration |
/var/cache/pbuilder/base.tgz |
Default location pbuilder uses for base.tgz, the tar-ball containing a basic Debian installation with only the build-essential packages. |
/var/cache/pbuilder/build/PID/ |
Default location pbuilder uses for chroot |
/var/cache/pbuilder/aptcache |
Default location pbuilder will
use as apt cache, to store deb
packages required during
pbuilder build. |
/var/cache/pbuilder/ccache |
Default location pbuilder will
use as cache location |
/var/cache/pbuilder/result |
Default location pbuilder puts
the deb files and other files
created after build |
/var/cache/pbuilder/pbuilder-umlre
sult |
Default location
pbuilder-user-mode-linux puts
the deb files and other files
created after build |
/var/cache/pbuilder/pbuilder-mnt |
Default location
pbuilder-user-mode-linux uses
for mounting the COW file system,
for chrooting. |
/tmp |
pbuilder-user-mode-linux will
mount tmpfs for work. |
${HOME}/tmp/PID.cow |
pbuilder-user-mode-linux use
this directory for location of COW
file system. |
${HOME}/uml-image |
pbuilder-user-mode-linux use
this directory for user-mode-linux
full disk image. |
Table: Directory Structure outside the chroot
Directory structure inside the chroot¶
| Directory | Meaning |
|---|---|
/etc/mtab |
symlink to /proc/mounts. |
/tmp/buildd |
Default place used in pbuilder
to place the Debian package to be
processed.
/tmp/buildd/packagename-version/
will be the root directory of the
package being processed. HOME
environment variable is set to this
value inside chroot by
pbuilder-buildpackage.
--inputfile will place files
here. |
/runscript |
The script passed as an argument to
pbuilder execute is passed on. |
/tmp/hooks |
The location of hooks. |
/var/cache/apt/archives |
pbuilder copies the content of
this directory to and from the
aptcache directory of outside
chroot. |
/var/cache/pbuilder/ccache |
pbuilder bind-mounts this
directory for use by ccache. |
/tmp/XXXX |
pbuilder-user-mode-linux uses a
script in /tmp to bootstrap into
user-mode-linux |
Table: Directory Structure inside the chroot