Bug#804295: initramfs-tools: doesn't warn/fail when dpkg triggers for update-initramfs don't actually update

[Christoph Anton Mitterer <calestyo@scientia.net>]

Package: initramfs-tools
Version: 0.120
Severity: normal


Hi.

I've just noted the following:
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.120) ...
update-initramfs: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-1-amd64 has been altered.
update-initramfs: Cannot update. Override with -t option.

Not sure what caused it to think that I've modified it,... nevertheless.
such a status message will likely just drown in the flood of log messages
during any update.
And in such case the initramfs may stay stale, which could cause quite
some troubles,... from non booting systems up to even security issues.


I'm not sure whether it would be better to simply let the trigger use -t,
cause this may be undesired either.

Would there be a way to give a more interactive warning (e.g. debconf)?
Or does it seem reasonable in such a case to fail the trigger?

Cheers,
Chris.