On Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:47:33 +0000, Neil Bothwick wrote about Re:
[gentoo-user] Re: Full disk encryption:

> On Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:28:28 +0000, David W Noon wrote:
> 
> > I have a working initramfs layout, but currently it is too large
> > (>32MiB) for my /boot partition.  The problem package is e2fsprogs,
> > as it requires dynamic linkage and, consequently, a full-sized
> > glibc.
> 
> Why do you need e2fsprogs on an initramfs?

One needs e2fsck to do a "preen" prior to mounting the required
volume(s).
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Regards,

Dave  [RLU #314465]
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