Bug#707772: pbuilder: Paths clash when running multiple builds in PID namespace

[Mattia Rizzolo]

control: retitle -1 pbuilder: allow using something different than the PID as build directory
control: severity -1 wishlist

On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 12:50:33PM +0000, Thorsten Glaser wrote:
> Felix Geyer dixit:
> 
> >because all pbuilder instances have the same pid and that pid is used
> >to generate the build path.
> 
> Erm: “Don’t Do That Then”?

erm, I agree with tg :)

> That’s a totally nōn-unixy thing, so it’s no wonder things break,
> as on Unix, PIDs being unique for as long as the program runs is
> a guarantee.

Indeed.

>> I run pbuilder builds in separate PID namespaces to get a bit of isolation
>> from the rest of the system.

Though your are not the only person that made me notice that and wants to run
pbuilder under pid isolation.

As such, I want to allow different solutions for the choice of the build
directory, maybe defaulting on $$, but allowing something else too.

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