Adding option to allow building in fakeroot/fakechroot environment, thanks to An-Cheng Huang <ancheng@vyatta.com>.

functions/chroot.sh

@@ -15,7 +15,14 @@ Chroot ()
 
 	# Executing commands in chroot
 	Echo_debug "Executing: ${COMMANDS}"
+
+	if [ "${LH_USE_FAKEROOT}" != "enabled" ]
+	then
 		${LH_ROOT_COMMAND} chroot chroot /usr/bin/env -i HOME="/root" PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin" TERM="${TERM}" ftp_proxy="${LH_APT_FTP_PROXY}" http_proxy="${LH_APT_HTTP_PROXY}" DEBIAN_FRONTEND="${LH_DEBCONF_FRONTEND}" DEBIAN_PRIORITY="${LH_DEBCONF_PRIORITY}" DEBCONF_NOWARNINGS="${LH_DEBCONF_NOWARNINGS}" XORG_CONFIG="custom" ${COMMANDS}
+	else
+		# Building with fakeroot/fakechroot
+		${LH_ROOT_COMMAND} chroot chroot ${COMMANDS}
+	fi
 
 	return "${?}"
 }

functions/defaults.sh

@@ -590,4 +590,7 @@ Set_defaults ()
 
 	# Setting image type
 	LH_SOURCE_IMAGES="${LH_SOURCE_IMAGES:-tar}"
+
+	# Setting fakeroot/fakechroot
+	LH_USE_FAKEROOT="${LH_USE_FAKEROOT:-disabled}"
 }

helpers/lh_binary_chroot

@@ -49,13 +49,32 @@ Create_lockfile .lock
 
 # Normally, virtual filesystems are not mounted here, but people tend to be lazy
 if [ -f chroot/proc/version ]
+then
+	if [ "${LH_USE_FAKEROOT}" != "enabled" ]
 then
 		${LH_ROOT_COMMAND} umount chroot/proc
+	else
+		rm -rf chroot/proc
+		mkdir -p chroot/proc
+	fi
 fi
 
 if [ -d chroot/sys/kernel ]
 then
+	if [ "${LH_USE_FAKEROOT}" != "enabled" ]
+	then
 		${LH_ROOT_COMMAND} umount chroot/sys
+	else
+		rm -rf chroot/sys
+		mkdir -p chroot/sys
+	fi
+fi
+
+# Copying /dev if using fakeroot
+if [ "${LH_USE_FAKEROOT}" = "enabled" ]
+then
+	rm -rf chroot/dev
+	find /dev | cpio -dmpu chroot
 fi
 
 if [ "${LH_CHROOT_BUILD}" = "disabled" ]

helpers/lh_bootstrap_debootstrap

@@ -82,15 +82,20 @@ then
 	DEBOOTSTRAP_OPTIONS="${DEBOOTSTRAP_OPTIONS} --exclude=${LH_BOOTSTRAP_EXCLUDE}"
 fi
 
-if [ -z "${LH_BOOTSTRAP_FLAVOUR}" ]
+if [ "${LH_USE_FAKEROOT}" != "enabled" ]
 then
+	if [ -z "${LH_BOOTSTRAP_FLAVOUR}" ]
+	then
 		case "${LH_PACKAGES_LISTS}" in
 			minimal|mini)
 				DEBOOTSTRAP_OPTIONS="${DEBOOTSTRAP_OPTIONS} --variant=buildd"
 				;;
 		esac
-else
+	else
 		DEBOOTSTRAP_OPTIONS="${DEBOOTSTRAP_OPTIONS} --variant=${LH_BOOTSTRAP_FLAVOUR}"
+	fi
+else
+	DEBOOTSTRAP_OPTIONS="${DEBOOTSTRAP_OPTIONS} --variant=fakechroot"
 fi
 
 if [ "${LH_VERBOSE}" = "true" ]

helpers/lh_chroot_proc

@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ case "${1}" in
 		# Creating lock file
 		Create_lockfile .lock
 
+		if [ "${LH_USE_FAKEROOT}" != "enabled" ]
+		then
 			# Creating mountpoint
 			mkdir -p chroot/proc
 
@@ -60,6 +62,10 @@ case "${1}" in
 
 			# Creating stage file
 			Create_stagefile .stage/chroot_proc
+		else
+			rm -rf chroot/proc
+			ln -s /proc chroot/
+		fi
 		;;
 
 	remove)
@@ -69,6 +75,8 @@ case "${1}" in
 		# Creating lock file
 		Create_lockfile .lock
 
+		if [ "${LH_USE_FAKEROOT}" != "enabled" ]
+		then
 			# Workaround binfmt-support /proc locking
 			if [ -e chroot/proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc/status ]
 			then
@@ -78,6 +86,10 @@ case "${1}" in
 			# Unmounting /proc
 			#fuser -km chroot/proc
 			${LH_ROOT_COMMAND} umount chroot/proc > /dev/null 2>&1
+		else
+			rm -rf chroot/proc
+			mkdir -p chroot/proc
+		fi
 
 		# Removing stage file
 		rm -f .stage/chroot_proc

helpers/lh_chroot_sysfs

@@ -52,11 +52,17 @@ case "${1}" in
 		# Creating lock file
 		Create_lockfile .lock
 
+		if [ "${LH_USE_FAKEROOT}" != "enabled" ]
+		then
 			# Create mountpoint
 			mkdir -p chroot/sys
 
 			# Mounting /sys
 			${LH_ROOT_COMMAND} mount sysfs-live -t sysfs chroot/sys
+		else
+			rm -rf chroot/sys
+			ln -s /sys chroot/
+		fi
 
 		# Creating stage file
 		Create_stagefile .stage/chroot_sysfs
@@ -69,9 +75,15 @@ case "${1}" in
 		# Creating lock file
 		Create_lockfile .lock
 
+		if [ "${LH_USE_FAKEROOT}" != "enabled" ]
+		then
 			# Unmounting /sys
 			#fuser -km chroot/sys
 			${LH_ROOT_COMMAND} umount chroot/sys > /dev/null 2>&1
+		else
+			rm -rf chroot/sys
+			mkdir -p chroot/sys
+		fi
 
 		# Removing stage file
 		rm -f .stage/chroot_sysfs

helpers/lh_config

@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ USAGE="${PROGRAM} [--apt apt|aptitude]\n\
 \t    [--packages PACKAGE|\"PACKAGES\"]\n\
 \t    [--quiet]\n\
 \t    [--root-command sudo]\n\
+\t    [--use-fakeroot enabled|disabled]\n\
 \t    [--sections SECTION|\"SECTIONS\"]\n\
 \t    [--security enabled|disabled]\n\
 \t    [--source enabled|disabled]\n\
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ USAGE="${PROGRAM} [--apt apt|aptitude]\n\
 
 Local_arguments ()
 {
-	ARGUMENTS="$(getopt --longoptions apt:,apt-ftp-proxy:,apt-http-proxy:,apt-pdiffs:,apt-pipeline:,apt-recommends:,apt-secure:,bootstrap:,cache:,cache-indices:,cache-packages:,cache-stages:,debconf-frontend:,debconf-nowarnings:,debconf-priority:,genisoimage:,initramfs:,losetup:,mode:,root-command:,tasksel:,includes:,templates:,architecture:,bootstrap-config:,bootstrap-flavour:,bootstrap-keyring:,distribution:,mirror-bootstrap:,mirror-bootstrap-security:,mirror-binary:,mirror-binary-security:,sections:,chroot-filesystem:,union-filesystem:,exposed-root:,hooks:,interactive:,keyring-packages:,language:,linux-flavours:,linux-packages:,packages:,packages-lists:,tasks:,security:,symlinks:,sysvinit:,binary-images:,binary-indices:,bootappend-install:,bootappend-live:,bootloader:,chroot-build:,debian-installer:,debian-installer-daily:,encryption:,grub-splash:,hostname:,iso-application:,iso-preparer:,iso-publisher:,iso-volume:,memtest:,net-root-filesystem:,net-root-mountoptions:,net-root-path:,net-root-server:,net-cow-filesystem:,net-cow-mountoptions:,net-cow-path:,net-cow-server:,syslinux-splash:,syslinux-timeout:,syslinux-menu:,username:,source:,source-images:,breakpoints,conffile:,debug,force,help,quiet,usage,verbose,version --name=${PROGRAM} --options a:f:d:m:l:k:p:b:e:s:c:huv --shell sh -- "${@}")"
+	ARGUMENTS="$(getopt --longoptions apt:,apt-ftp-proxy:,apt-http-proxy:,apt-pdiffs:,apt-pipeline:,apt-recommends:,apt-secure:,bootstrap:,cache:,cache-indices:,cache-packages:,cache-stages:,debconf-frontend:,debconf-nowarnings:,debconf-priority:,genisoimage:,initramfs:,losetup:,mode:,root-command:,use-fakeroot:,tasksel:,includes:,templates:,architecture:,bootstrap-config:,bootstrap-flavour:,bootstrap-keyring:,distribution:,mirror-bootstrap:,mirror-bootstrap-security:,mirror-binary:,mirror-binary-security:,sections:,chroot-filesystem:,union-filesystem:,exposed-root:,hooks:,interactive:,keyring-packages:,language:,linux-flavours:,linux-packages:,packages:,packages-lists:,tasks:,security:,symlinks:,sysvinit:,binary-images:,binary-indices:,bootappend-install:,bootappend-live:,bootloader:,chroot-build:,debian-installer:,debian-installer-daily:,encryption:,grub-splash:,hostname:,iso-application:,iso-preparer:,iso-publisher:,iso-volume:,memtest:,net-root-filesystem:,net-root-mountoptions:,net-root-path:,net-root-server:,net-cow-filesystem:,net-cow-mountoptions:,net-cow-path:,net-cow-server:,syslinux-splash:,syslinux-timeout:,syslinux-menu:,username:,source:,source-images:,breakpoints,conffile:,debug,force,help,quiet,usage,verbose,version --name=${PROGRAM} --options a:f:d:m:l:k:p:b:e:s:c:huv --shell sh -- "${@}")"
 
 	if [ "${?}" != "0" ]
 	then
@@ -216,6 +217,11 @@ Local_arguments ()
 				shift 2
 				;;
 
+			--use-fakeroot)
+				LH_USE_FAKEROOT="${2}"
+				shift 2
+				;;
+
 			--tasksel)
 				LH_TASKSEL="${2}"
 				shift 2
@@ -702,6 +708,10 @@ LH_MODE="${LH_MODE}"
 # (Default: empty)
 #LH_ROOT_COMMAND="sudo"
 
+# \$LH_USE_FAKEROOT: use fakeroot/fakechroot
+# (Default: ${LH_USE_FAKEROOT})
+LH_USE_FAKEROOT="${LH_USE_FAKEROOT}"
+
 # \$LH_TASKSEL: set tasksel program
 # (Default: ${LH_TASKSEL})
 LH_TASKSEL="${LH_TASKSEL}"