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Re: [PATCH initramfs-tools 0/4] Changes to busybox integration



On Fri, 2016-01-22 at 08:58 +0300, Michael Tokarev wrote:
> 22.01.2016 01:14, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> > This series removes the busybox hook script and definition of
> > BUSYBOXDIR from initramfs-tools, leaving busybox itself responsible
> > for these.
> 
> Oh well.  How many times I talked with Max on IRC, sent patches,
> created a git tree for initramfs to pull from..  His answer has
> always been the same: no need.  So I gave up, creating an ugly
> zzz-busybox which undoes the mess done in initramfs script.

That's strange as the TODO file said it should be done.

> Please note that once the d-i team prevented me from maintaining
> busybox, this package remains unmaintained.  So maybe it is a
> better idea to remove usage of busybox in initramfs (which this
> series actually does).

It doesn't; busybox is still recommended and used by default.

Ben.

> Thank you Ben!
> 
> (And yes, I'm still subscribed to busybox package, for unknown
> reason).
> 
> /mjt
> 
-- 
Ben Hutchings
Quantity is no substitute for quality, but it's the only one we've got.

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