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Bug#534172: marked as done (initramfs-tools: support different configuration file/directory for update-initramfs)

Your message dated Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:08:08 +0200
with message-id <2009-06-22T16-02-45@devnull.michael-prokop.at>
and subject line Re: Bug#534172: initramfs-tools: support different configuration file/directory for update-initramfs
has caused the Debian Bug report #534172,
regarding initramfs-tools: support different configuration file/directory for update-initramfs
to be marked as done.

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Package: initramfs-tools
Version: 0.93.3
Severity: wishlist


mkinitramfs provides "-d $confdir" to set an alternate configuration
directory.

Though as the manpage states mkinitramfs is a "low-level tool for
generating an initramfs image".

AFAICS there doesn't exist a possibility to run update-initramfs
with a different configuration file than
/etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf. Would be nice to be able to use
"-d $confdir" with update-initramfs as well.

regards,
-mika-

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* maximilian attems <max@stro.at> [20090622 16:01]:
> On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 02:55:42PM +0200, Michael Prokop wrote:

> > Hm, but isn't update-initramfs the suggested way to create/update
> > initramfs files? mkinitramfs doesn't create sha1sum and backups,
> > right?

> > Am I right saying:

> > * use update-initramfs for general purposes (default initramfs
> >   configuration, generated initramfs files to be used as /boot/*
> >   on the system the initramfs has been generated on)

> > * use mkinitramfs for generating specific initramfs configurations
> >   without messing with the "general purpose" initramfs files (for
> >   purposes like netbooting)

> yes, aboves seems accurate.
> update-initramfs adds a local sha1sum and this has not much meaning
> for initramfses that you distribute to other boxes.
> (beside running bootloader and stuff)

Ok, thanks.

> > ? If so feel free to close this bugreport.

> leaving it up to you if mkintiramfs desc is wrongly formulated.. :)

Thanks. :) I'm closing it as I don't find any better wording and
I ACK your arguments ("[...] cluttering update-initramfs with that").

regards,
-mika-

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