Bug#454665: closed by maximilian attems <max@stro.at> (Re: initramfs-tools: busybox depends should include busybox-static)

[Steve Lane <sdlane@lbl.gov>]

Maximilian:

On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 05:10:40AM +0100, Maximilian Attems wrote:
> Dear Steve,
> 
> keeping that story short. I'm in the middle of a big initramfs-tools
> backlog, the last message to that bug was 
> Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 12:36:48 +0200
> 
> and was unresponded see:
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=454665#32

Sorry I didn't get back to you - I'm not sure I ever saw that message...

> your email also doesn't enlightem me if busybox-static usage
> in initramfs does still spam the user with log messages of the type:
> "Using fallback suid method"

I don't know myself.  (I'm not actually using those particular systems
anymore, so I don't have a test system to check at the moment...)

I had actually forgotten about the "Using fallback suid method" spam
problem, and I will certainly agree that the messages are *really*
annoying...

> >   Depends: klibc-utils (>= 1.5.9-1), busybox (>= 1:1.01-3) | busybox-static (>= 1:1.01-3), cpio, module-init-tools, udev (>= 0.086-1), findutils (>= 4.2.24)
> > 
> >   (Note that the busybox-initramfs package is not available.)
> 
> it is available in ubuntu, what about aboves conern?

Hmmm... if it's available in Ubuntu, is there some reason it's not
available in Debian?

> > I'm also disappointed that this simple change has not been made after
> > two years.  Frankly, I'm completely at a loss to understand why no one
> > has just gone ahead and done this - maybe you could enlighten me..?
> > 
> > As one of the maintainers of the package, is there some reason you
> > couldn't just go ahead and make the change?
> 
> how comes that the change that seems so important to you is not
> worth a followup? 

I'm sorry about that - I'm pretty sure if I'd seen the message I would
have replied (I don't generally check the weblogs for bug reports).

> or a proper fix in busybox if it is still the case?
> (it might or might not be)

Yeah - I don't know either.  This is still something I would like to see,
and I guess I was hoping the busybox maintainer(s) would be on board.

I will see if I can follow up with them.

Again - sorry about the miscommunication.  I guess I just got busy with
other things...

Anyway - thanks for your help/info.

--
Steve Lane
System Administrator, Scientific Computing
Joint BioEnergy Institute
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory