reassign 795139 linux thanks * Anders Andersson <pipat...@gmail.com> [2015-08-11 00:05]: > This is a bug so minor, that I am embarassed to report it. It has, however, > bugged me for some time now. After a fresh install of debian jessie, the > softlinks from /initrd.img and /vmlinuz points to different locations: > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 31 Aug 10 22:20 initrd.img -> > /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-4-amd64 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 Aug 10 22:20 vmlinuz -> > boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-4-amd64 > > Notice how one is to "/boot" (absolute path) and one is to "boot" (relative > path).
I believe this is because one is generated by the kernel and one by initramfs-tools. I'm reassiging the bug to the kernel so someone can comment. > I would expect these to refer to the exact same boot path. Now, this shouldn't > have any relevance unless one actually moves those links, but the difference > could eventually make a difference (no pun intended). I don't know which one > is > more correct: /boot or boot. I also do not know exactly which package creates > those links. I tried to search for them but I could not find any better > package > which is why I report it to debian-installer. -- Martin Michlmayr http://www.cyrius.com/
