Bug#1032941: Additional use of Rock Ridge symbolic links in bookwork ISO images
Package: debian-cd
Version: debian-testing-amd64-DVD.iso (2023.03.08)
This is a requested follow up to #1031696
(https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1031696).
Besides essential installation packages using symlinks, the upcoming
bookworm also uses symlinks for non essential files, such as documentation.
Personally, I don't see this use as a major issue, since it doesn't
prevent installation when using file system transposition to create the
UEFI installation media (for clarification about what file system
transposition is, see the second paragraph of #1031696), but it would
probably be nice to investigate whether a different approach could be
used for these links.
Below are the links that detected on recent bookworm DVD ISOs, as
reported by Rufus during file extraction to a FAT32 file system:
Extracting: /debian (0 bytes)
Ignoring Rock Ridge symbolic link to '.'
Extracting: /dists/testing (0 bytes)
Ignoring Rock Ridge symbolic link to 'bookworm'
Extracting: /doc/FAQ/html/basic-defs.html (0 bytes)
Ignoring Rock Ridge symbolic link to 'basic-defs.en.html'
Extracting: /doc/FAQ/html/choosing.html (0 bytes)
Ignoring Rock Ridge symbolic link to 'choosing.en.html'
Extracting: /doc/FAQ/html/compatibility.html (0 bytes)
Ignoring Rock Ridge symbolic link to 'compatibility.en.html'
Extracting: /doc/FAQ/html/contributing.html (0 bytes)
Ignoring Rock Ridge symbolic link to 'contributing.en.html'
Extracting: /doc/FAQ/html/customizing.html (0 bytes)
Ignoring Rock Ridge symbolic link to 'customizing.en.html'
Extracting: /doc/FAQ/html/faqinfo.html (0 bytes)
Ignoring Rock Ridge symbolic link to 'faqinfo.en.html'
Extracting: /doc/FAQ/html/ftparchives.html (0 bytes)
Ignoring Rock Ridge symbolic link to 'ftparchives.en.html'
Extracting: /doc/FAQ/html/getting-debian.html (0 bytes)
Ignoring Rock Ridge symbolic link to 'getting-debian.en.html'
Extracting: /doc/FAQ/html/index.html (0 bytes)
Ignoring Rock Ridge symbolic link to 'index.en.html'
Extracting: /doc/FAQ/html/kernel.html (0 bytes)
Ignoring Rock Ridge symbolic link to 'kernel.en.html'
Extracting: /doc/FAQ/html/nextrelease.html (0 bytes)
Ignoring Rock Ridge symbolic link to 'nextrelease.en.html'
Extracting: /doc/FAQ/html/pkgtools.html (0 bytes)
Ignoring Rock Ridge symbolic link to 'pkgtools.en.html'
Extracting: /doc/FAQ/html/pkg-basics.html (0 bytes)
Ignoring Rock Ridge symbolic link to 'pkg-basics.en.html'
Extracting: /doc/FAQ/html/redistributing.html (0 bytes)
Ignoring Rock Ridge symbolic link to 'redistributing.en.html'
Extracting: /doc/FAQ/html/software.html (0 bytes)
Ignoring Rock Ridge symbolic link to 'software.en.html'
Extracting: /doc/FAQ/html/support.html (0 bytes)
Ignoring Rock Ridge symbolic link to 'support.en.html'
Extracting: /doc/FAQ/html/uptodate.html (0 bytes)
Ignoring Rock Ridge symbolic link to 'uptodate.en.html'
Regards,
/Pete
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