Package: e2fsprogs Version: 1.39+1.40-WIP-2007.04.07+dfsg-2 Severity: normal
I have made the admittedly stupid mistake to omit the argument to the "-L" option for mke2fs, yet instead of pointing out this simple fact it did insist on an "invalid blocks count" for the device and trying to tell it about the blocks count did not actually help it. This error message is bogus because instead of telling about serious problems like "invalid blocks count", mke2fs should either abort and report the missing / empty argument to the "-L" option it got, or issue a warning and just continue, leaving the volume label string empty. Giving a proper argument to the "-L" option did of course fix it, but people who see messages about block counts will probably investigate and not have a clue about the argument they dared to omit. Not unless it strikes them as odd to repeatedly request a "-L"abel but no actual identifier string on the plate. Oh well - proof that the punishment is always worse than the crime, so please have mercy and be more forgiving with tired e2fs creators who may not be able to recognize their stupidity in the early morning... ;-) -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.20 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (charmap=ISO-8859-15) (ignored: LC_ALL set to [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages e2fsprogs depends on: ii e2fslibs 1.39+1.40-WIP-2007.04.07+dfsg-2 ext2 filesystem libraries ii libblkid 1.39+1.40-WIP-2007.04.07+dfsg-2 block device id library ii libc6 2.5-7 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libcomer 1.39+1.40-WIP-2007.04.07+dfsg-2 common error description library ii libss2 1.39+1.40-WIP-2007.04.07+dfsg-2 command-line interface parsing lib ii libuuid1 1.39+1.40-WIP-2007.04.07+dfsg-2 universally unique id library e2fsprogs recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
