On Fri, May 06, 2011 at 05:55:58PM +0400, Michael Tokarev wrote: > 15.01.2008 01:03, Jameson Rollins wrote: > > Hello. I would like to get an update on the status of this bug. > > Right now, busybox-static is basically uninstallable on any system > > that needs initramfs-tools, which I imagine is most. The proposed > > solution would work, ie. set "Provides: busybox". I would really like > > to use this tool but can't at the moment.
initramfs-tools does not depend on busybox. > I'd like to let the two packages co-exist with each other > instead of conflicting. I'm not sure for now how to > achieve this. Why? > Merely "Providing" busybox in busybox-static, > while should work, is wrong IMHO, because the two are used > for different purposes, and it's not wise to replace bb in > initramfs with busybox-static just by installing -static > flavour. Also, no one (I think) tested -static build in > initramfs, and I'm not sure it will ever work... ;) They are used for the same purpose, one tool. Bastian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110506140929.ga7...@wavehammer.waldi.eu.org
