On Mon, Dec 23, 2002 at 04:13:56AM +0000, Chris wrote:
> 	This may be OT but ill try :) Im writing a script to build a bunch
> of source, and at a particular section of the script, I would like to
> chroot a directory, and compile a few packages within the chroot
> enviroment. I am writing the script for bash. From what I have been doing
> it seems as if my script will do the chroot, but the compile will start
> after the chrooted enviroment is exited. Any ideas? I know I could have
> the user chroot then run another script in the chrooted enviroment, but id
> rather automate everything :)

How are you using chroot? Are you running a script (or make or whatever)
from the chroot command line? Or are you running chroot with no command
given (which won't do what you seem to be asking)?
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