Bug#771802: please use symlinks instead of hardlinks for the apt cache

[Mattia Rizzolo]

Control: reopen -1

On Tue, Dec 02, 2014 at 03:51:51PM +0000, Thorsten Glaser wrote:
> Mattia Rizzolo dixit:
> 
> >I didn't get why you use hard links instead of symlinks, so I'm asking you
> >either to explain the choice or to move to symlink.
> 
> Symbolic links are not visible from within the chroot.

Also helmut made me note this... To little thinking without writing, sorry.

But what do you think about using a bindmount of the apt cache. That's
technically feasible.

> Make sure your /var/cache/pbuilder is all on one filesystem only.
> It works that way. cowbuilder, too.

Actually I can, but I don't think it is a safe bet assuming this is always
possible.


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