[Slackbuilds-users] Is it possible to test build packages using chroot?

[Andrzej Telszewski]

On 27/01/2024 18:37, Sebastian Arcus wrote:
> As per title, is it possible to use chroot to test build packages 
> against a different version of Slackware? For example if I have 
> slackware -current on my machine, instead of setting up a full virtual 
> machine, could I have a Slackware 15.0 install in a directory, and 
> just chroot to it to test build a package? I confess I only have a 
> general understanding of how chroot works - so there might be a reason 
> why this can't work.

Sure it is! :-)

You might want to give `slackrepo` a chance.
It has capability to build in chroot, exactly what you want.