Bug#533903: initramfs-tools: support different compression tools in mkinitramfs

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

On Sun, 28 Feb 2010, bert schulze wrote:

> Hello Maximilian,
> 
> this version uses /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf to determine
> the compression method, checks kernel and userspace support with
> fallback to gzip. Since LZO didnt work for me at all with 2.6.33 
> I left that out for now.
> 
> unified diff against git attached
> 
> regards
> Bert Schulze

thanks sorry for taking some time, applied with minor changes
(80 char width oldstyle rule and personal preference to not
 call which, but command - it is sh builtin).

concerning the previous sent patch itself, i think mkinitramfs
could still use a commandline argument to specify the wanted
output. could you cook that up against latest:
http://git.debian.org/?p=kernel/initramfs-tools.git;a=summary

patch either to new bug report
(as this one was about the general feature) or to 
debian-kernel@lists.debian.org

thanks
(will upload soonest 0.94, presumably this easter days :)

-- 
maks