* Martin Michlmayr <[email protected]> [2010-06-08 21:31]: > This is the output from 'mount', and here's what i-t does: > > eval "$(mount | awk '/\/dev\// {if ($3 == "/") {print "root=" $1 > "\nFSTYPE=" $5; exit}}')" > > it looks for something with /dev/ in it. In your case, this does't > match so root= and FSTYPE= are empty. I think we should simply add a > check to i-t at this point to produce an error when $root is empty.
[PATCH] Produce an error when root cannot be determined with MODULES=dep A lot of code in dep_add_modules() uses $root. Therefore, produce an error message if we cannot determine the root device. Signed-off-by: Martin Michlmayr <[email protected]> diff --git a/hook-functions b/hook-functions index 6a6e233..154ae3e 100644 --- a/hook-functions +++ b/hook-functions @@ -226,6 +226,11 @@ dep_add_modules() # findout root block device + fstype eval "$(mount | awk '/\/dev\// {if ($3 == "/") {print "root=" $1 "\nFSTYPE=" $5; exit}}')" + if [ -z "$root" ]; then + echo "mkinitramfs: failed to determine root device" + echo "mkinitramfs: workaround is MODULES=most" + echo "Error please report bug on initramfs-tools and include the output of 'mount'" + fi # handle ubifs and return since ubifs root is a char device but # most of the commands below only work with block devices. -- Martin Michlmayr http://www.cyrius.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
