Bug#488969: please warn if a non-executable file in scripts/*/* is found

2008-07-06 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach maximilian attems <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008.07.05.2251 +0200]: > the maintainer should test such stuff before uploading. if s/he does, then there won't be a warning and the user won't even notice a difference. also, this is about the user putting stuff into /etc, which is precisely ho

Bug#488969: please warn if a non-executable file in scripts/*/* is found

2008-07-05 Thread maximilian attems
On Sat, Jul 05, 2008 at 10:44:27PM +0200, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach maximilian attems <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008.07.05.2228 +0200]: > > hmmm? > > that is an script. > > yes, but unlike e.g. scripts/local-top scripts, it's a hook script. okay for the boot scripts the same rules apply the

Bug#488969: please warn if a non-executable file in scripts/*/* is found

2008-07-05 Thread maximilian attems
On Sat, Jul 05, 2008 at 06:33:00PM +0200, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach maximilian attems <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008.07.05.0054 +0200]: > > > initramfs runs executable scripts in scripts/*/* at various stages. > > > Albeit an error by the user or the package, scripts without > > > executable

Bug#488969: please warn if a non-executable file in scripts/*/* is found

2008-07-05 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach maximilian attems <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008.07.05.2228 +0200]: > hmmm? > that is an script. yes, but unlike e.g. scripts/local-top scripts, it's a hook script. > why should a user be bothered if a maintainer fucks up the installation? because the system may be left unbootable? --

Bug#488969: please warn if a non-executable file in scripts/*/* is found

2008-07-05 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach maximilian attems <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008.07.05.0054 +0200]: > > initramfs runs executable scripts in scripts/*/* at various stages. > > Albeit an error by the user or the package, scripts without > > executable permissions get copied to the initrd by the hooks, but > > then they don'

Bug#488969: please warn if a non-executable file in scripts/*/* is found

2008-07-04 Thread maximilian attems
On Wed, 02 Jul 2008, martin f krafft wrote: > initramfs runs executable scripts in scripts/*/* at various stages. > Albeit an error by the user or the package, scripts without > executable permissions get copied to the initrd by the hooks, but > then they don't get executed. > > Maybe initramfs c

Bug#488969: please warn if a non-executable file in scripts/*/* is found

2008-07-02 Thread maximilian attems
On Wed, Jul 02, 2008 at 02:34:42PM +0200, martin f krafft wrote: > Package: initramfs-tools > Version: 0.92b > Severity: wishlist > > initramfs runs executable scripts in scripts/*/* at various stages. > Albeit an error by the user or the package, scripts without > executable permissions get copie

Bug#488969: please warn if a non-executable file in scripts/*/* is found

2008-07-02 Thread martin f krafft
Package: initramfs-tools Version: 0.92b Severity: wishlist initramfs runs executable scripts in scripts/*/* at various stages. Albeit an error by the user or the package, scripts without executable permissions get copied to the initrd by the hooks, but then they don't get executed. Maybe initramf