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Re: suggested initramfs-tools patches



On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 04:06:37PM +0000, Struan Bartlett wrote:
> >there is an open bug #378332
> >beware the critics of that patch and that /dev/VG/LV is *just* a
> >symlink. please post your patch as followup there.
> >  
> Ok will try that.

cool, cursious :)

> >that is a special case that is not worth to ship any initramfs with.
> >initramfs-tools is explicitly made hookable to allow such inhouse
> >"abuse".
> >  
> I understand, that makes sense. Is there scope maybe then for a separate 
> package (e.g. called initramfs-tools-ext3utils) which contains and adds 
> in the appropriate hooks?

well doesn't make sense for a seperate package,
but you could file a whishlist bug against e2fsprogs
to shipp in it's example section or wherever this specific mkfs hook?

kind regards

-- 
maks


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