While trying to run libguestfs tests after building with "--enable-appliance --with-supermin-extra-options=--use-installed", I ran into a peculiar error message in the c-api test: ,---- | libguestfs: error: strings: /abssymlink: strings: error while loading | shared libraries: libbfd-2.24-multiarch.so: cannot open shared object | file: No such file or directory `---- The problem here is that I have the binutils-multiarch package installed which has used dpkg-divert(8) to override the "regular" binutils binaries. ,---- | $ dpkg-divert --list /usr/bin/strings | diversion of /usr/bin/strings to /usr/bin/strings.single by binutils-multiarch `---- I have been able to reproduce the problem with a minimal appliance (again, with binutils-multiarch installed): ,---- | $ supermin --prepare bash binutils coreutils libc-bin -o supermin.d --use-installed | $ cp init.tar supermin.d | $ supermin --build --format ext2 supermin.d -o appliance.d | $ qemu-system-x86_64 \ | > -display none \ | > -serial stdio \ | > -kernel appliance.d/kernel \ | > -initrd appliance.d/initrd \ | > -append 'console=ttyS0' \ | > -drive file=appliance.d/root,format=raw,if=virtio | [...] | I have no name!@(none):/# ldd /usr/bin/strings | linux-vdso.so.1 (0x00007fffb1944000) | libbfd-2.24-multiarch.so => not found | libdl.so.2 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl.so.2 (0x00007f16c7429000) | libz.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libz.so.1 (0x00007f16c7210000) | libc.so.6 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (0x00007f16c6e67000) | /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00007f16c762f000) `---- Here are some patches that have fixed the issue for me. Cheers, -Hilko
---
configure.ac | 1 +
src/config.ml.in | 1 +
src/dpkg.ml | 1 +
3 files changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5a92034..f7e0402 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ AC_PATH_PROG(APT_GET,[apt-get],[no])
AC_PATH_PROG(DPKG,[dpkg],[no])
AC_PATH_PROG(DPKG_DEB,[dpkg-deb],[no])
AC_PATH_PROG(DPKG_QUERY,[dpkg-query],[no])
+AC_PATH_PROG(DPKG_DIVERT,[[dpkg-divert]],[no])
dnl For FrugalWare handler (currently disabled).
AC_PATH_PROG(PACMAN_G2,[pacman-g2],[no])
diff --git a/src/config.ml.in b/src/config.ml.in
index 5326bb0..acf2912 100644
--- a/src/config.ml.in
+++ b/src/config.ml.in
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ let cpio = "@CPIO@"
let dpkg = "@DPKG@"
let dpkg_deb = "@DPKG_DEB@"
let dpkg_query = "@DPKG_QUERY@"
+let dpkg_divert = "@DPKG_DIVERT@"
let fakeroot = "@FAKEROOT@"
let makepkg = "@MAKEPKG@"
let pacman = "@PACMAN@"
diff --git a/src/dpkg.ml b/src/dpkg.ml
index 71aa12c..c28354a 100644
--- a/src/dpkg.ml
+++ b/src/dpkg.ml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ let dpkg_detect () Config.dpkg <> "no"
&&
Config.dpkg_deb <> "no" &&
Config.dpkg_query <> "no" &&
+ Config.dpkg_divert <> "no" &&
Config.apt_get <> "no" &&
file_exists "/etc/debian_version"
--
1.9.0
---
src/dpkg.ml | 6 +++++-
src/package_handler.ml | 1 +
src/package_handler.mli | 4 ++++
src/pacman.ml | 2 +-
src/rpm.ml | 2 +-
5 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/dpkg.ml b/src/dpkg.ml
index c28354a..22c4f16 100644
--- a/src/dpkg.ml
+++ b/src/dpkg.ml
@@ -166,7 +166,11 @@ let dpkg_get_all_files pkgs let config try
string_prefix "/etc/" path && (lstat path).st_kind = S_REG
with Unix_error _ -> false in
- { ft_path = path; ft_config = config }
+ let cmd = sprintf "%s --truename %s" Config.dpkg_divert path in
+ let source_path + try List.hd (run_command_get_lines cmd)
+ with Not_found -> path in
+ { ft_path = path; ft_source_path = source_path; ft_config = config }
) lines
let dpkg_download_all_packages pkgs dir diff --git a/src/package_handler.ml
b/src/package_handler.ml
index 10a9e3d..5aa27ba 100644
--- a/src/package_handler.ml
+++ b/src/package_handler.ml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ let no_settings
type file = {
ft_path : string;
+ ft_source_path : string;
ft_config : bool;
}
diff --git a/src/package_handler.mli b/src/package_handler.mli
index 3dcf97e..fa7b396 100644
--- a/src/package_handler.mli
+++ b/src/package_handler.mli
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ type file = {
ft_path : string;
(** File path. *)
+ ft_source_path : string;
+ (** File's source path. dpkg has a mechanism called
"dpkg-divert"
+ can be used to override a package's version of a file. *)
+
ft_config : bool;
(** Flag to indicate this is a configuration file. In some package
managers (RPM) this is stored in package metadata. In others
diff --git a/src/pacman.ml b/src/pacman.ml
index dbaf4c8..6393cfa 100644
--- a/src/pacman.ml
+++ b/src/pacman.ml
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ let pacman_get_all_files pkgs let config try
string_prefix "/etc/" path && (lstat path).st_kind = S_REG
with Unix_error _ -> false in
- { ft_path = path; ft_config = config }
+ { ft_path = path; ft_source_path = path; ft_config = config }
) lines
let pacman_download_all_packages pkgs dir diff --git a/src/rpm.ml b/src/rpm.ml
index e022fa5..6e7afdb 100644
--- a/src/rpm.ml
+++ b/src/rpm.ml
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ let rpm_get_all_files pkgs function
| [ path; flags ] ->
let config = String.contains flags 'c' in
- { ft_path = path; ft_config = config }
+ { ft_path = path; ft_source_path = path; ft_config = config }
| _ -> assert false
) lines
--
1.9.0
Hilko Bengen
2014-Mar-08 21:18 UTC
[Libguestfs] [supermin 3/3] Use the file tuple up to the point where files are copied into the filesystem / chroot
---
src/build.ml | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
src/chroot.ml | 13 +++++++------
src/dpkg.ml | 14 ++++++++++++--
src/ext2.ml | 5 ++++-
4 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/build.ml b/src/build.ml
index 9225184..3d4ecad 100644
--- a/src/build.ml
+++ b/src/build.ml
@@ -106,11 +106,7 @@ let rec build debug
*)
let files = get_all_files packages in
let files - filter_map (
- function
- | { ft_config = false; ft_path = path } -> Some path
- | { ft_config = true } -> None
- ) files in
+ List.filter (fun file -> not file.ft_config) files in
if debug >= 1 then
printf "supermin: build: %d files\n%!" (List.length files);
@@ -120,8 +116,8 @@ let rec build debug
*)
let files List.filter (
- fun path ->
- try ignore (lstat path); true
+ fun file ->
+ try ignore (lstat file.ft_source_path); true
with Unix_error (err, fn, _) -> false
) files in
@@ -139,9 +135,9 @@ let rec build debug
else (
let fn_flags = [FNM_NOESCAPE] in
List.filter (
- fun path ->
+ fun file ->
List.for_all (
- fun pattern -> not (fnmatch pattern path fn_flags)
+ fun pattern -> not (fnmatch pattern file.ft_path fn_flags)
) appliance.excludefiles
) files
) in
@@ -159,7 +155,9 @@ let rec build debug
) appliance.hostfiles in
let hostfiles = List.map Array.to_list hostfiles in
let hostfiles = List.flatten hostfiles in
- files @ hostfiles
+ files @ (List.map
+ (fun path -> {ft_path = path; ft_source_path = path;
ft_config = false})
+ hostfiles)
) in
if debug >= 1 then
@@ -326,7 +324,9 @@ and isalnum = function
* symlink.
*)
and munge files - let files = List.sort compare files in
+ let paths + List.sort compare
+ (List.map (fun file -> file.ft_path) files) in
let rec stat_is_dir dir try (stat dir).st_kind = S_DIR with Unix_error _
-> false
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ and munge files in
let insert_dir, dir_seen - let h = Hashtbl.create (List.length files) in
+ let h = Hashtbl.create (List.length paths) in
let insert_dir dir = Hashtbl.replace h dir true in
let dir_seen dir = Hashtbl.mem h dir in
insert_dir, dir_seen
@@ -385,10 +385,17 @@ and munge files (* Have we seen this parent
directory before? *)
let dir = Filename.dirname file in
if not (dir_seen dir) then
- loop (dir :: file :: rest)
+ loop (dir :: rest)
else
- file :: loop rest
+ loop rest
in
- let files = loop files in
+ let dir_paths = loop paths in
+
+ let dirs = List.map (fun path ->
+ {ft_path = path; ft_source_path = path; ft_config = false}
+ ) dir_paths in
+ let files = List.filter (fun file ->
+ not (dir_seen file.ft_path)
+ ) files in
- files
+ dirs @ files
diff --git a/src/chroot.ml b/src/chroot.ml
index 1e1ddb2..53b9c2d 100644
--- a/src/chroot.ml
+++ b/src/chroot.ml
@@ -20,13 +20,15 @@ open Unix
open Printf
open Utils
+open Package_handler
let build_chroot debug files outputdir List.iter (
- fun path ->
+ fun file ->
try
+ let path = file.ft_source_path in
let st = lstat path in
- let opath = outputdir // path in
+ let opath = outputdir // file.ft_path in
match st.st_kind with
| S_DIR ->
(* Note we fix up the permissions of directories in a second
@@ -64,10 +66,9 @@ let build_chroot debug files outputdir ) files;
(* Second pass: fix up directory permissions in reverse. *)
- let dirs = filter_map (
- fun path ->
- let st = lstat path in
- if st.st_kind = S_DIR then Some (path, st) else None
+ let dirs = filter_map (fun file ->
+ let st = lstat file.ft_source_path in
+ if st.st_kind = S_DIR then Some (file.ft_path, st) else None
) files in
List.iter (
fun (path, st) ->
diff --git a/src/dpkg.ml b/src/dpkg.ml
index 22c4f16..efc8123 100644
--- a/src/dpkg.ml
+++ b/src/dpkg.ml
@@ -155,6 +155,17 @@ let dpkg_get_all_requires pkgs loop pkgs
let dpkg_get_all_files pkgs + let cmd = sprintf "%s --list"
Config.dpkg_divert in
+ let lines = run_command_get_lines cmd in
+ let diversions = Hashtbl.create (List.length lines) in
+ List.iter (
+ fun line ->
+ let items = string_split " " line in
+ match items with
+ | ["diversion"; "of"; path; "to"; real_path;
"by"; pkg] ->
+ Hashtbl.add diversions path real_path
+ | _ -> ()
+ ) lines;
let cmd sprintf "%s --listfiles %s | grep '^/' | grep -v
'^/.$' | sort -u"
Config.dpkg_query
@@ -166,9 +177,8 @@ let dpkg_get_all_files pkgs let config try
string_prefix "/etc/" path && (lstat path).st_kind = S_REG
with Unix_error _ -> false in
- let cmd = sprintf "%s --truename %s" Config.dpkg_divert path in
let source_path - try List.hd (run_command_get_lines cmd)
+ try Hashtbl.find diversions path
with Not_found -> path in
{ ft_path = path; ft_source_path = source_path; ft_config = config }
) lines
diff --git a/src/ext2.ml b/src/ext2.ml
index 701f52e..a6b5477 100644
--- a/src/ext2.ml
+++ b/src/ext2.ml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ open Printf
open Utils
open Ext2fs
+open Package_handler
(* The ext2 image that we build always has a fixed size, and we 'hope'
* that the files fit in (otherwise we'll get an error). Note that
@@ -66,7 +67,9 @@ let build_ext2 debug basedir files modpath kernel_version
appliance printf "supermin: ext2: copying files from host
filesystem\n%!";
(* Copy files from host filesystem. *)
- List.iter (fun path -> ext2fs_copy_file_from_host fs path path) files;
+ List.iter (fun file ->
+ ext2fs_copy_file_from_host fs file.ft_source_path file.ft_path
+ ) files;
if debug >= 1 then
printf "supermin: ext2: copying kernel modules\n%!";
--
1.9.0
I fixed a corner case (diversion only registered, not taken) and cleaned up the patches. Cheers, -Hilko
---
configure.ac | 1 +
src/config.ml.in | 1 +
src/dpkg.ml | 1 +
3 files changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5a92034..f7e0402 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ AC_PATH_PROG(APT_GET,[apt-get],[no])
AC_PATH_PROG(DPKG,[dpkg],[no])
AC_PATH_PROG(DPKG_DEB,[dpkg-deb],[no])
AC_PATH_PROG(DPKG_QUERY,[dpkg-query],[no])
+AC_PATH_PROG(DPKG_DIVERT,[[dpkg-divert]],[no])
dnl For FrugalWare handler (currently disabled).
AC_PATH_PROG(PACMAN_G2,[pacman-g2],[no])
diff --git a/src/config.ml.in b/src/config.ml.in
index 5326bb0..acf2912 100644
--- a/src/config.ml.in
+++ b/src/config.ml.in
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ let cpio = "@CPIO@"
let dpkg = "@DPKG@"
let dpkg_deb = "@DPKG_DEB@"
let dpkg_query = "@DPKG_QUERY@"
+let dpkg_divert = "@DPKG_DIVERT@"
let fakeroot = "@FAKEROOT@"
let makepkg = "@MAKEPKG@"
let pacman = "@PACMAN@"
diff --git a/src/dpkg.ml b/src/dpkg.ml
index 71aa12c..c28354a 100644
--- a/src/dpkg.ml
+++ b/src/dpkg.ml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ let dpkg_detect () Config.dpkg <> "no"
&&
Config.dpkg_deb <> "no" &&
Config.dpkg_query <> "no" &&
+ Config.dpkg_divert <> "no" &&
Config.apt_get <> "no" &&
file_exists "/etc/debian_version"
--
1.9.0
Hilko Bengen
2014-Mar-10 10:33 UTC
[Libguestfs] [supermin 2/3] Add file.source_path, no functional changes
---
src/dpkg.ml | 3 ++-
src/package_handler.ml | 1 +
src/package_handler.mli | 4 ++++
src/pacman.ml | 2 +-
src/rpm.ml | 2 +-
5 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/dpkg.ml b/src/dpkg.ml
index c28354a..5a650b8 100644
--- a/src/dpkg.ml
+++ b/src/dpkg.ml
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ let dpkg_get_all_files pkgs let config try
string_prefix "/etc/" path && (lstat path).st_kind = S_REG
with Unix_error _ -> false in
- { ft_path = path; ft_config = config }
+ let cmd = sprintf "%s --truename %s" Config.dpkg_divert path in
+ { ft_path = path; ft_source_path = path; ft_config = config }
) lines
let dpkg_download_all_packages pkgs dir diff --git a/src/package_handler.ml
b/src/package_handler.ml
index 10a9e3d..5aa27ba 100644
--- a/src/package_handler.ml
+++ b/src/package_handler.ml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ let no_settings
type file = {
ft_path : string;
+ ft_source_path : string;
ft_config : bool;
}
diff --git a/src/package_handler.mli b/src/package_handler.mli
index 3dcf97e..fa7b396 100644
--- a/src/package_handler.mli
+++ b/src/package_handler.mli
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ type file = {
ft_path : string;
(** File path. *)
+ ft_source_path : string;
+ (** File's source path. dpkg has a mechanism called
"dpkg-divert"
+ can be used to override a package's version of a file. *)
+
ft_config : bool;
(** Flag to indicate this is a configuration file. In some package
managers (RPM) this is stored in package metadata. In others
diff --git a/src/pacman.ml b/src/pacman.ml
index dbaf4c8..6393cfa 100644
--- a/src/pacman.ml
+++ b/src/pacman.ml
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ let pacman_get_all_files pkgs let config try
string_prefix "/etc/" path && (lstat path).st_kind = S_REG
with Unix_error _ -> false in
- { ft_path = path; ft_config = config }
+ { ft_path = path; ft_source_path = path; ft_config = config }
) lines
let pacman_download_all_packages pkgs dir diff --git a/src/rpm.ml b/src/rpm.ml
index e022fa5..6e7afdb 100644
--- a/src/rpm.ml
+++ b/src/rpm.ml
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ let rpm_get_all_files pkgs function
| [ path; flags ] ->
let config = String.contains flags 'c' in
- { ft_path = path; ft_config = config }
+ { ft_path = path; ft_source_path = path; ft_config = config }
| _ -> assert false
) lines
--
1.9.0
Hilko Bengen
2014-Mar-10 10:33 UTC
[Libguestfs] [supermin 3/3] Use the file tuple up to the point where files are copied into the filesystem / chroot
---
src/build.ml | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
src/chroot.ml | 12 +++++++-----
src/dpkg.ml | 17 +++++++++++++++--
src/ext2.ml | 8 +++++++-
4 files changed, 55 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/build.ml b/src/build.ml
index 9225184..205701b 100644
--- a/src/build.ml
+++ b/src/build.ml
@@ -106,11 +106,7 @@ let rec build debug
*)
let files = get_all_files packages in
let files - filter_map (
- function
- | { ft_config = false; ft_path = path } -> Some path
- | { ft_config = true } -> None
- ) files in
+ List.filter (fun file -> not file.ft_config) files in
if debug >= 1 then
printf "supermin: build: %d files\n%!" (List.length files);
@@ -120,9 +116,11 @@ let rec build debug
*)
let files List.filter (
- fun path ->
- try ignore (lstat path); true
- with Unix_error (err, fn, _) -> false
+ fun file ->
+ try ignore (lstat file.ft_source_path); true
+ with Unix_error (err, fn, _) ->
+ try ignore (lstat file.ft_path); true
+ with Unix_error (err, fn, _) -> false
) files in
if debug >= 1 then
@@ -139,9 +137,9 @@ let rec build debug
else (
let fn_flags = [FNM_NOESCAPE] in
List.filter (
- fun path ->
+ fun file ->
List.for_all (
- fun pattern -> not (fnmatch pattern path fn_flags)
+ fun pattern -> not (fnmatch pattern file.ft_path fn_flags)
) appliance.excludefiles
) files
) in
@@ -159,7 +157,9 @@ let rec build debug
) appliance.hostfiles in
let hostfiles = List.map Array.to_list hostfiles in
let hostfiles = List.flatten hostfiles in
- files @ hostfiles
+ files @ (List.map
+ (fun path -> {ft_path = path; ft_source_path = path;
ft_config = false})
+ hostfiles)
) in
if debug >= 1 then
@@ -326,7 +326,9 @@ and isalnum = function
* symlink.
*)
and munge files - let files = List.sort compare files in
+ let paths + List.sort compare
+ (List.map (fun file -> file.ft_path) files) in
let rec stat_is_dir dir try (stat dir).st_kind = S_DIR with Unix_error _
-> false
@@ -336,7 +338,7 @@ and munge files in
let insert_dir, dir_seen - let h = Hashtbl.create (List.length files) in
+ let h = Hashtbl.create (List.length paths) in
let insert_dir dir = Hashtbl.replace h dir true in
let dir_seen dir = Hashtbl.mem h dir in
insert_dir, dir_seen
@@ -385,10 +387,17 @@ and munge files (* Have we seen this parent
directory before? *)
let dir = Filename.dirname file in
if not (dir_seen dir) then
- loop (dir :: file :: rest)
+ loop (dir :: rest)
else
- file :: loop rest
+ loop rest
in
- let files = loop files in
+ let dir_paths = loop paths in
+
+ let dirs = List.map (fun path ->
+ {ft_path = path; ft_source_path = path; ft_config = false}
+ ) dir_paths in
+ let files = List.filter (fun file ->
+ not (dir_seen file.ft_path)
+ ) files in
- files
+ dirs @ files
diff --git a/src/chroot.ml b/src/chroot.ml
index 1e1ddb2..b5c1e53 100644
--- a/src/chroot.ml
+++ b/src/chroot.ml
@@ -20,13 +20,15 @@ open Unix
open Printf
open Utils
+open Package_handler
let build_chroot debug files outputdir List.iter (
- fun path ->
+ fun file ->
try
+ let path = file.ft_source_path in
let st = lstat path in
- let opath = outputdir // path in
+ let opath = outputdir // file.ft_path in
match st.st_kind with
| S_DIR ->
(* Note we fix up the permissions of directories in a second
@@ -65,9 +67,9 @@ let build_chroot debug files outputdir
(* Second pass: fix up directory permissions in reverse. *)
let dirs = filter_map (
- fun path ->
- let st = lstat path in
- if st.st_kind = S_DIR then Some (path, st) else None
+ fun file ->
+ let st = lstat file.ft_source_path in
+ if st.st_kind = S_DIR then Some (file.ft_path, st) else None
) files in
List.iter (
fun (path, st) ->
diff --git a/src/dpkg.ml b/src/dpkg.ml
index 5a650b8..efc8123 100644
--- a/src/dpkg.ml
+++ b/src/dpkg.ml
@@ -155,6 +155,17 @@ let dpkg_get_all_requires pkgs loop pkgs
let dpkg_get_all_files pkgs + let cmd = sprintf "%s --list"
Config.dpkg_divert in
+ let lines = run_command_get_lines cmd in
+ let diversions = Hashtbl.create (List.length lines) in
+ List.iter (
+ fun line ->
+ let items = string_split " " line in
+ match items with
+ | ["diversion"; "of"; path; "to"; real_path;
"by"; pkg] ->
+ Hashtbl.add diversions path real_path
+ | _ -> ()
+ ) lines;
let cmd sprintf "%s --listfiles %s | grep '^/' | grep -v
'^/.$' | sort -u"
Config.dpkg_query
@@ -166,8 +177,10 @@ let dpkg_get_all_files pkgs let config try
string_prefix "/etc/" path && (lstat path).st_kind = S_REG
with Unix_error _ -> false in
- let cmd = sprintf "%s --truename %s" Config.dpkg_divert path in
- { ft_path = path; ft_source_path = path; ft_config = config }
+ let source_path + try Hashtbl.find diversions path
+ with Not_found -> path in
+ { ft_path = path; ft_source_path = source_path; ft_config = config }
) lines
let dpkg_download_all_packages pkgs dir diff --git a/src/ext2.ml b/src/ext2.ml
index 701f52e..ccaa81f 100644
--- a/src/ext2.ml
+++ b/src/ext2.ml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ open Printf
open Utils
open Ext2fs
+open Package_handler
(* The ext2 image that we build always has a fixed size, and we 'hope'
* that the files fit in (otherwise we'll get an error). Note that
@@ -66,7 +67,12 @@ let build_ext2 debug basedir files modpath kernel_version
appliance printf "supermin: ext2: copying files from host
filesystem\n%!";
(* Copy files from host filesystem. *)
- List.iter (fun path -> ext2fs_copy_file_from_host fs path path) files;
+ List.iter (fun file ->
+ if file_exists file.ft_source_path then
+ ext2fs_copy_file_from_host fs file.ft_source_path file.ft_path
+ else
+ ext2fs_copy_file_from_host fs file.ft_path file.ft_path
+ ) files;
if debug >= 1 then
printf "supermin: ext2: copying kernel modules\n%!";
--
1.9.0
On Sat, Mar 08, 2014 at 10:18:41PM +0100, Hilko Bengen wrote:> While trying to run libguestfs tests after building with > "--enable-appliance --with-supermin-extra-options=--use-installed", I > ran into a peculiar error message in the c-api test: > > ,---- > | libguestfs: error: strings: /abssymlink: strings: error while loading > | shared libraries: libbfd-2.24-multiarch.so: cannot open shared object > | file: No such file or directory > `---- > > The problem here is that I have the binutils-multiarch package installed > which has used dpkg-divert(8) to override the "regular" binutils > binaries. > > ,---- > | $ dpkg-divert --list /usr/bin/strings > | diversion of /usr/bin/strings to /usr/bin/strings.single by binutils-multiarch > `----I'm really unclear even after reading the dpkg-divert man page what dpkg-divert does. Is it designed so that package B can move package A's files around? Is it possible for the dpkg supermin plugin to simply change ft_path when it detects that the original file has been diverted? Rich. -- Richard Jones, Virtualization Group, Red Hat http://people.redhat.com/~rjones virt-p2v converts physical machines to virtual machines. Boot with a live CD or over the network (PXE) and turn machines into KVM guests. http://libguestfs.org/virt-v2v
* Richard W.M. Jones:> I'm really unclear even after reading the dpkg-divert man page what > dpkg-divert does. Is it designed so that package B can move package > A's files around?If the local administrator or package B's preinst script have registered a diversion for one of package A's files, they an alternative implementation for that file -- or a wrapper script in the case of executables. Renaming of the file takes effect immediately if dpkg-divert is called with --rename or when package A is upgraded. (I use this feature for a local modification to my build chroots that calls dpkg using the eatmydata wrapper.) I think that the description in https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ap-pkg-diversions.html is better than the manpage.> Is it possible for the dpkg supermin plugin to simply change ft_path > when it detects that the original file has been diverted?Wouldn't the diverted filename then be used in the ext2 or chroot building code? Cheers, -Hilko