Bug#630714: debian-cd: dot in directory names is a violation of ECMA-119 Paragraph 9.1.11
Package: debian-cd
Version: 3.1.6
Severity: normal
Hi,
Debian-cd ISOLINUX setup uses the ECMA-119 names while booting
(Linux later uses the Rock Ridge names by default) and putting and
dot in directory names is a violation Paragraph 9.1.11 of ECMA-119.
Currently debian images layout contains /install.amd/vmlinuz which
leads to the following error while booting:
Error message is: Could not find kernel image: /install.amd/vmlinuz
libburnia versions currently in squeeze are:
libisofs 0.6.32
libisoburn 0.5.6.pl00
(libburn is unrelated)
These versions does not yet violate ECMA-119 by putting '.' into
directory names, however this 'feature' is supported since
libisoburn-1.0.0. There is an option -disallow_dir_id_ext of
xorriso -as mkisofs to disable it if standards compliant ISO 9660
images are desired. Genisoimage flatly ignores this constraint.
Reference:
https://mailman-mail1.webfaction.com/pipermail/libburn-hackers/2011-June/000622.html
Impact:
I'm not sure how frustrating would be to avoid having dots in directory
names anymore, but this bug should at least document the issue regardless
of the further decisions.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.39-2-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages debian-cd depends on:
ii apt 0.8.14.1 Advanced front-end for dpkg
ii bc 1.06.95-2 The GNU bc arbitrary precision cal
ii cpp 4:4.6.0-5 The GNU C preprocessor (cpp)
ii curl 7.21.6-1 Get a file from an HTTP, HTTPS or
ii dctrl-tools [grep-dctrl 2.18 Command-line tools to process Debi
ii dpkg-dev 1.16.0.3 Debian package development tools
ii genisoimage 9:1.1.11-1 Creates ISO-9660 CD-ROM filesystem
ii libcompress-zlib-perl 2.035-1 Transitional dummy package for Com
pn libdigest-md5-perl <none> (no description available)
ii libio-compress-perl [li 2.035-1 bundle of IO::Compress modules
ii lynx 2.8.8dev.8-1 Text-mode WWW Browser (transitiona
ii lynx-cur 2.8.8dev.8-1 Text-mode WWW Browser with NLS sup
ii make 3.81-8.1 An utility for Directing compilati
ii perl [libdigest-sha-per 5.12.3-7+b1 Larry Wall's Practical Extraction
ii tofrodos 1.7.8.debian.1-2 Converts DOS <-> Unix text files,
Versions of packages debian-cd recommends:
ii hfsutils 3.2.6-11 Tools for reading and writing Maci
ii netpbm 2:10.0-12.2+b1 Graphics conversion tools between
ii syslinux-common 2:4.04+dfsg-2 collection of boot loaders (common
debian-cd suggests no packages.
-- no debconf information
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