Bug#367135: [Pbuilder-maint] Bug#367135: pbuilder: /etc/mtab symlink errors

Junichi Uekawa dancer at netfort.gr.jp
Mon May 15 13:08:09 UTC 2006


Hi,

> > every time while extracting the .tgz and setting up the build
> > environment, the following error message is printed:
> > 
> > ln: creating symbolic link `/tmp/pbuilder/build/25744/etc/mtab' to
> > `../proc/mounts': File exists
> > 
> > indicating there would be something wrong.
> 
> That's an expected message.
> 
> Creates /etc/mtab if there isn't any, and if there already is, ignore.


on the other hand, after the first pbuilder update, this is a message
that will be emitted every time. This doesn't sound right.

Maybe the message should be suppressed after all.



regards,
	junichi





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