Bug#387808: initramfs-tools: patch to fix when root-path includes server-ip

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

On Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 11:39:38AM -0700, Vagrant Cascadian wrote:
> Package: initramfs-tools
> Version: 0.85g
> Followup-For: Bug #387808
> 
> think i've finally tracked this one down, unfortunately not in time for
> etch... *sigh*
> 
> the problem was that when NFSROOT=auto, it assumed you always needed to
> add the server ip. i grabbed the git branch:
> 
> git clone git://git.debian.org/git/kernel/initramfs-tools.git
> 
> and made this patch:
> 
> --- a/scripts/nfs
> +++ b/scripts/nfs
> @@ -41,7 +41,11 @@ do_nfsmount()
>  
>         # get nfs root from dhcp
>         if [ "x${NFSROOT}" = "xauto" ]; then
> -               NFSROOT=${ROOTSERVER}:${ROOTPATH}
> +               if [ "${ROOTPATH#*:}" = "${ROOTPATH}" ]; then
> +                       NFSROOT=${ROOTSERVER}:${ROOTPATH}
> +               else
> +                       NFSROOT=${ROOTPATH}
> +               fi
>         # nfsroot=[<server-ip>:]<root-dir>[,<nfs-options>]
>         elif [ -n "${NFSROOT}" ]; then
>                 # nfs options are an optional arg
> 
> 
> with it you can specify the server ip as part of root-path with dhcp, so:
> 
>   option root-path "192.168.1.101:/opt/ltsp/i386";
> 
> or:
> 
>   option root-path "/opt/ltsp/i386";
> 
> both work as expected with dhcp3-server (and presumably other dhcp
> servers).

great looks fine for me,
i'll test in my qemu setup soonest will make the cut
for initramfs-tools 0.88
 
> with this patch, or something similar applied, i think we can finally
> close this bug for real :)

thanks a lot

--
maks