#1135606 autopkgtest: document that --override-control=PATH needs a path on the host

Package:
autopkgtest
Source:
autopkgtest
Submitter:
Richard Lewis
Date:
2026-05-03 13:59:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1135606#5
Date:
2026-05-03 13:55:48 UTC
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package: autopkgtest
version: 5.55

The man-page entry for  --override-control=PATH doesnt say that PATH
is on the host, and not in the chroot. This is not obvious - i was
assuming it would be in the chroot, before unpacking, but it seems to
be on the host.

A small addition like

 - Read the test metadata from PATH instead of debian/tests/control.
 + Read the test metadata from PATH (on the host) instead of
debian/tests/control.

would help the user, even better would be to explain what PATH is /
what it is relative to.