We believe that your issue has been closed by the upload of
Version 0.34 of grml-debootstrap from Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org>.
The explanation is attached below

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Format: 1.8
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:46:13 +0100
Source: grml-debootstrap
Binary: grml-debootstrap
Architecture: source all
Version: 0.34
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org>
Changed-By: Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org>
Description: 
 grml-debootstrap - wrapper around debootstrap for installing plain Debian via grml
Changes: 
 grml-debootstrap (0.34) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * Move the apt cache removal function to a later point of execution
     so custom scripts still have access to the Debian packages.
   * Display executed debootstrap cmdline when running it.
   * Slightly improve checks for grub-install/update-grub and do
     no set full path to the binaries.
   * Revert "Updated grml-debootstrap parameter handling" which
     breaks the way grml-debootstrap used to work. Instead:
   * Introduce option --nopackages to skip installation of packages
     defined in /etc/debootstrap/packages.
   * Support config variable RM_APTCACHE to allow disabling removal
     of apt-cache. Thanks for the idea and initial patch, Tong Sun.
     [Closes: issue805]
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Implemented (though slighty adjusted) in git.

* Tong Sun wrote in grml's BTS on 20100127 / 20:34:

> > Do really reuse those debs?

> yes, I actually bind mount my host apt archive into chroot, so I'd rather
> leave them along. I know I can use apt repo cache, but currently the
> one-line bind mount serves me well and save me from setting up a local apt
> repo cache.

Good point, thanks - I'll take care of it.

regards,
-mika-

On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Michael Prokop <bts@bts.grml.org> wrote:

>
> > It normally takes me several iterations to use grml-debootstrap, and I
> prefer to
> > leave apt cache as-is most of the time.
>
> Do really reuse those debs?
>

yes, I actually bind mount my host apt archive into chroot, so I'd rather
leave them along. I know I can use apt repo cache, but currently the
one-line bind mount serves me well and save me from setting up a local apt
repo cache.

fixed
---
 chroot-script    |    4 +++-
 config           |    3 +++
 grml-debootstrap |    1 +
 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/chroot-script b/chroot-script
index d1bdb95..9b56024 100755
--- a/chroot-script
+++ b/chroot-script
@@ -131,7 +131,9 @@ EOF
 
 # remove now useless apt cache {{{
 remove_apt_cache() {
-  apt-get clean
+  apt-get autoremove
+  apt-get autoclean
+  [ "$RM_DEBS" = 'yes' ] && apt-get clean
 }
 # }}}
 
diff --git a/config b/config
index a0cdb11..ee4238e 100644
--- a/config
+++ b/config
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ TIMEZONE='Europe/Vienna'
 # generate initrd via update-initramfs?
 INITRD='yes'
 
+# specify RM_DEBS='yes' to wipe out apt cache in chroot after grml-debootstrap
+RM_DEBS=
+
 # this file contains information that has been caught during
 # installation and will be displayed at the end of the installation
 INSTALL_NOTES='/etc/debootstrap/install_notes'
diff --git a/grml-debootstrap b/grml-debootstrap
index 7edc29b..b97261d 100755
--- a/grml-debootstrap
+++ b/grml-debootstrap
@@ -791,6 +791,7 @@ preparechroot() {
   [ -n "$ROOTPASSWORD" ]  && echo "ROOTPASSWORD=$ROOTPASSWORD" >> $CHROOT_VARIABLES
   [ -n "$TARGET" ]        && echo "TARGET=$TARGET"             >> $CHROOT_VARIABLES
   [ -n "$TARGET_UUID" ]   && echo "TARGET_UUID=$TARGET_UUID"   >> $CHROOT_VARIABLES
+  [ -n "$RM_DEBS" ]	  && echo "RM_DEBS=$RM_DEBS"   >> $CHROOT_VARIABLES
 
   cp $VERBOSE $CONFFILES/chroot-script $MNTPOINT/bin/chroot-script
   chmod 755 $MNTPOINT/bin/chroot-script
-- 
1.6.5

* Tong Sun wrote in grml's BTS on 20100127 / 16:41:

> Need to make the newly introduced removing apt cache operations in chroot-script
> configurable.

> It normally takes me several iterations to use grml-debootstrap, and I prefer to
> leave apt cache as-is most of the time.

Do really reuse those debs?

regards,
-mika-

Need to make the newly introduced removing apt cache operations in chroot-script
configurable.

It normally takes me several iterations to use grml-debootstrap, and I prefer to
leave apt cache as-is most of the time.