> This is a bit tricky because in theory /var/lib could in theory contain
> packaged programs, so I would not like to ignore /var/lib/ completely.
>
> Is /var/lib/schroot really a standard location? chroots can be anywhere,
> after all. So I could add this special case, but it would not help for
> people who use /var/cache/, /var/lib/chroots/ etc.
That's the place for 'session managed' chroots created by schroot. Those
are temporary chroots like lvm snapshots. I'd say it is rather safe to
ignore /var/lib/schroot.
Martin Pitt <email address hidden> writes:
> This is a bit tricky because in theory /var/lib could in theory contain
> packaged programs, so I would not like to ignore /var/lib/ completely.
>
> Is /var/lib/schroot really a standard location? chroots can be anywhere,
> after all. So I could add this special case, but it would not help for
> people who use /var/cache/, /var/lib/chroots/ etc.
That's the place for 'session managed' chroots created by schroot. Those
are temporary chroots like lvm snapshots. I'd say it is rather safe to
ignore /var/lib/schroot.
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