.. _schroot:

schroot
=======

schroot is a lightweight virtualisation system based upon chroots.  It
has many uses, some common ones including:

- Building Debian packages in a minimal clean environment (it is used
  by :program:`sbuild` on the Debian autobuilders
- Running 32-bit software on 64-bit systems
- Running untrusted programs in a limited sandbox
- Creating defined, clean, environments for any tasks which require
  guaranteed reproducibility
- Providing access to multiple versions of multiple systems, for
  example on cluster or continuous integration nodes

Resources
---------

Git source repository
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Main repository at `GitHub <https://github.com/codelibre-net/schroot>`_::

  git clone https://github.com/codelibre-net/schroot.git

Debian repository at `Alioth
<http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=buildd-tools/schroot.git>`_::

  git clone https://alioth.debian.org/anonscm/git/buildd-tools/schroot.git

To submit code changes, please either:

- Open a pull request on GitHub
- File a bug with attached patches in the Debian bug tracking system

Mailing list
^^^^^^^^^^^^

The `buildd-tools <https://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/buildd-tools-devel>`_
mailing list on Alioth is used for schroot development.

Debian resources
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

- `PTS <https://packages.qa.debian.org/s/schroot.html>`_
- `buildd <https://buildd.debian.org/status/package.php?p=schroot>`_