[RFC] task-proper-tools fixing

[RFC] task-proper-tools fixing

[Marcin Juszkiewicz]

During work on 'task-proper-tools' I found a problem.

This task tries to replace busybox applets with full versions of 
applications. I am adding new entries to this recipe to get better 
coverage and found some commands which are placed in different places.

command   | busybox | command   | Debian    | package
----------|---------|-----------|-----------|-------------
chattr    | /bin/   | /usr/bin/ | /usr/bin/ | coreutils
df        | /bin/   | /usr/bin/ | /bin/     | coreutils
getopt    | /bin/   | /usr/bin/ | /usr/bin/ | util-linux-ng
mktemp    | /bin/   | /usr/bin/ | /bin/     | coreutils
nice      | /bin/   | /usr/bin/ | /usr/bin/ | coreutils
run-parts | /bin/   | /usr/bin/ | /bin/     | debianutils
watch     | /bin/   | /usr/bin/ | /usr/bin/ | procps

The question is: what do we do with those commands? Move all of them to
/bin/ directory or move them to Debian locations?


Regards, 
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Re: [RFC] task-proper-tools fixing

[Koen Kooi]

On 19-05-09 14:05, Marcin Juszkiewicz wrote:
>
> During work on 'task-proper-tools' I found a problem.
>
> This task tries to replace busybox applets with full versions of
> applications. I am adding new entries to this recipe to get better
> coverage and found some commands which are placed in different places.
>
> command   | busybox | command   | Debian    | package
> ----------|---------|-----------|-----------|-------------
> chattr    | /bin/   | /usr/bin/ | /usr/bin/ | coreutils
> df        | /bin/   | /usr/bin/ | /bin/     | coreutils
> getopt    | /bin/   | /usr/bin/ | /usr/bin/ | util-linux-ng
> mktemp    | /bin/   | /usr/bin/ | /bin/     | coreutils
> nice      | /bin/   | /usr/bin/ | /usr/bin/ | coreutils
> run-parts | /bin/   | /usr/bin/ | /bin/     | debianutils
> watch     | /bin/   | /usr/bin/ | /usr/bin/ | procps
>
> The question is: what do we do with those commands? Move all of them to
> /bin/ directory or move them to Debian locations?

I'd say we follow debian. On a related now, any suggestions on how to 
solve the /etc/defaults/mountall conflict?

regards,

Koen

Re: [RFC] task-proper-tools fixing

[Koen Kooi]

On 19-05-09 14:05, Marcin Juszkiewicz wrote:
>
> During work on 'task-proper-tools' I found a problem.
>
> This task tries to replace busybox applets with full versions of
> applications. I am adding new entries to this recipe to get better
> coverage and found some commands which are placed in different places.
>
> command   | busybox | command   | Debian    | package
> ----------|---------|-----------|-----------|-------------
> chattr    | /bin/   | /usr/bin/ | /usr/bin/ | coreutils
> df        | /bin/   | /usr/bin/ | /bin/     | coreutils
> getopt    | /bin/   | /usr/bin/ | /usr/bin/ | util-linux-ng
> mktemp    | /bin/   | /usr/bin/ | /bin/     | coreutils
> nice      | /bin/   | /usr/bin/ | /usr/bin/ | coreutils
> run-parts | /bin/   | /usr/bin/ | /bin/     | debianutils
> watch     | /bin/   | /usr/bin/ | /usr/bin/ | procps
>
> The question is: what do we do with those commands? Move all of them to
> /bin/ directory or move them to Debian locations?

Any updates on this? Do_rootfs currently breaks because of this:

Collected errors:
update-alternatives: Error: cannot register alternative df to 
/usr/bin/df since it is already registered to /bin/df
update-alternatives: Error: cannot register alternative nice to 
/usr/bin/nice since it is already registered to /bin/nice
update-alternatives: Error: cannot register alternative stat to 
/usr/bin/stat since it is already registered to /bin/stat
update-alternatives: Error: cannot register alternative run-parts to 
/usr/bin/run-parts since it is already registered to /bin/run-parts

log_check: There were error messages in the logfile

regards,

Koen