Bug#815390: Re: Bug#815390: dh-make-perl: Fail to build package if run with sudo ($orig_pwd not initialized)

[gregor herrmann]

Control: severity -1 wishlist
Control: tag -1 - moreinfo

On Sat, 21 May 2016 11:06:09 +0300, borissh1983 at gmail.com wrote:

> > > When invoking dh-make-perl with sudo for any cpan packgage it will fail
> > > with : 
> > [..]
> > > Workaround:
> > > 
> > > not to use sudo but to switch to root directly.
> > 
> > Thanks for the bug report, and sorry for the delay.
> > 
> > While I agree that this is a bit ugly: Why would you need to run
>  > dh-make-perl under sudo (or as root) in the first place?
> 
> If I remember correctly the system did not have enough disk space
> for it's local users but had more then enough for root and
> installing a single package.

I guess, unfortunately dh-make-perl will also in the future not gain
the power to help with local disk space issues :)

(Lowering the severity but not closing the bug.)


Cheers,
gregor
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