From 4e0ad99535f7d9e515bb93f296c842aa4906ed65 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Manoj Srivastava Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 12:45:16 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Add Manoj to uploaders, update debian/changelog Also, since mkboot is being removed, close a slew of bugs. Signed-Off-By: Manoj Srivastava --- debian/changelog | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ debian/control | 1 + 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 5c66426..8541f27 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -1,3 +1,28 @@ +debianutils (2.32) UNRELEASED; urgency=low + + * [654eca6]: Remove mkboot entirely + mkboot has become increasingly distant from accepted practices on + modern Debian isntallations, and has limited utility. mkboot only + works on i386 and ia64. If GRUB is installed, it does nothing. It is + unsure how the grub2 detection works. mkboot only works on floppy + diskette drives, which are increasingly rare beasts. If rdev is not + present, mkboot will fail to determine the correct root partition. In + most cases, running mkboot is the wrong thing to do, and this + bugginess, in conjunction with its irrelevancy, require that this be + removed. + Bug fix: "mkboot cannot make boot floppy without lilo installed, but + package has no dependency on lilo.", thanks to Chris Metzler + (Closes: #197463). + Bug fix: "try different floppy formats when linux is larger than + 1.44Mo", thanks to Jari Aalto (Closes: #272254). + Bug fix: "mkboot should send stderr from which to /dev/null", thanks + to Mike Frysinger (Closes: #438443). + * [f98b30f]: Document that installkernel no longer calls mkboot + * Added Manoj Srivastava to the uploaders field. This package is now + co-maintained. + + -- Manoj Srivastava Sun, 01 Mar 2009 12:43:53 -0600 + debianutils (2.31) unstable; urgency=low * run-parts.c: patch from Franck Joncourt to fix regex compilation diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control index 8d136f2..d91425b 100644 --- a/debian/control +++ b/debian/control @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Source: debianutils Section: utils Priority: required Maintainer: Clint Adams +Uploaders: Manoj Srivastava Standards-Version: 3.8.0 Vcs-Git: git://git.debian.org/git/private/schizo/debianutils.git Vcs-Browser: http://git.debian.org/?p=private/schizo/debianutils.git -- 1.6.1.3