On Fri Nov 28, 2003 at 05:40:14PM +0100, Paul Wagland wrote:
> Thanks for the quick reply!
> 
> On Fri, 2003-11-28 at 16:37, Erik Andersen wrote:
> > On Fri Nov 28, 2003 at 02:42:15PM +0100, Paul Wagland wrote:
> > > Package: busybox-cvs
> > > Version: 20030926-2.1
> > > Severity: important
> > > 
> > > http://www.busybox.net/downloads/BusyBox.html specifies that umount
> > > should accept the '-n' option, but the binary that is delivered with
> > > debian does not accept this option. Curiously, mount does.
> > 
> > The -n option is only available when CONFIG_FEATURE_MTAB_SUPPORT
> > is enabled....
> 
> Cool, but why does mount accept the '-n' option when umount does not?

That is not possible.  If CONFIG_FEATURE_MTAB_SUPPORT is enabled
then '-n' would be enabled for both mount and umount.  Assuming
they are both provided by thr same binary...

> I assume that CONFIG_FEATURE_MTAB_SUPPORT is a compile time option? Is
> it possible to get it turned on? :-)

Why?  The debian installer has no need for a /etc/mtab file,

 -Erik

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