[Bug 855635] Re: [regression] Dkms quits with error if directory contains "build", "kernel" etc

[David Henningsson]

For the record, I've tried reinstalling nvidia drivers as well as
installing and uninstalling virtualbox here (with the new version), and
saw no particular problems.

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Title:
  [regression] Dkms quits with error if directory contains "build",
  "kernel" etc

Status in “dkms” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  In the Oneiric version of dkms, you cannot run this command:

  /usr/sbin/dkms mkdeb --source-only --no-prepare-kernel --no-clean-
  kernel --dkmstree /tmp/dkms-packaging/buildroot/build --sourcetree
  /tmp/dkms-packaging/buildroot/src --installtree /tmp/dkms-
  packaging/buildroot/install -m alsa-hda -v 0.1

  This is because the tree path matches "build".  Looking at the code,
  this seems to be added intentionally, but to me it is clearly a
  regression and I see no reason for putting such restrictions on the
  code.

  E g, if my name was Harp Mason I can't even build anything in my home
  directory /home/harpmason, because that contains the string "rpm".
  That does not make sense to me.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: dkms 2.2.0.2-1ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Sep 21 16:55:30 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha amd64 (20110802.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: dkms
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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