Xapian discuss - Jan 2015 - PHP bindings Debian/Ubuntu packaging wiki page does not mention ~

Hi,

On http://trac.xapian.org/wiki/FAQ/PHP%20Bindings%20Package, it doesn't
say where the commands should be executed.
For some reason, if a user executes them from /tmp/ on Ubuntu trusty, the
following error message is returned and prevents the packaging to work (at
the env ... debian/rules line):

env: debian/rules: Permission denied

However, executed from the home directory (or one of its subdirectories),
everything works like a charm...

I'd like to ask you to update the wiki to mention it, so it's faster for
me next time :-)

Thanks!

Yannick

On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 12:55:43AM -0000, Yannick Warnier
wrote:
> On http://trac.xapian.org/wiki/FAQ/PHP%20Bindings%20Package, it doesn't
> say where the commands should be executed.
> For some reason, if a user executes them from /tmp/ on Ubuntu trusty, the
> following error message is returned and prevents the packaging to work (at
> the env ... debian/rules line):
> 
> env: debian/rules: Permission denied
I suspect you have /tmp mounted noexec.  I don't have a trusty machine
handy to check, but I'm told that's the default on Ubuntu utopic.

Building software under /tmp is probably unwise in general - it's a tmpfs
on many systems.
> However, executed from the home directory (or one of its subdirectories),
> everything works like a charm...
> 
> I'd like to ask you to update the wiki to mention it, so it's
faster for
> me next time :-)
It's a wiki - you don't have to ask others to change it for you.

Cheers,
    Olly

> On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 12:55:43AM -0000, Yannick Warnier wrote:
>> On http://trac.xapian.org/wiki/FAQ/PHP%20Bindings%20Package, it
doesn't
>> say where the commands should be executed.
>> For some reason, if a user executes them from /tmp/ on Ubuntu trusty,
>> the
>> following error message is returned and prevents the packaging to work
>> (at
>> the env ... debian/rules line):
>>
>> env: debian/rules: Permission denied
>
> I suspect you have /tmp mounted noexec.  I don't have a trusty machine
> handy to check, but I'm told that's the default on Ubuntu utopic.
Indeed. That explains it.
> Building software under /tmp is probably unwise in general - it's a
tmpfs
> on many systems.
>> However, executed from the home directory (or one of its
>> subdirectories),
>> everything works like a charm...
>>
>> I'd like to ask you to update the wiki to mention it, so it's
faster for
>> me next time :-)
>
> It's a wiki - you don't have to ask others to change it for you.
Sorry, I didn't realize it was an open wiki (I must have confused it with
another Trac wiki which prevented me access recently).

I added the corresponding information to the page, plus a little comment
about the PHP config once it's installed (I always thought it was missing
from the doc).

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