Bug#490875: initramfs-tools: Incorrect warning message on upgrade if busybox is not installed

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

On Mon, 14 Jul 2008, Chris Carr wrote:

> Package: initramfs-tools
> Version: 0.92e
> Severity: minor
> 
> 
> When upgrading recently I noticed initramfs-tools give the following warning: 
> 
> Warning: Busybox is required for successful boot!
> 
> ... but it isn't. I shut down, and rebooted perfectly successfully. 
> 
> This happened on two different machines (neither has busybox installed any more). Both are fine.
> 
> Surely, if this warning were to be true, and busybox were truly necessary for a successful boot, then initramfs-tools 
> should surely depend on busybox rather than merely recommending it. 

right mdadm fixed it depency, lvm2 didn't.

thanks for report.

-- 
maks