[arch-projects] [mkinitcpio] overwrite files/symlinks

[Christian Hesse]

Dave Reisner <d at falconindy.com> on Wed, 2012/07/18 13:10:
> On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 07:03:44PM +0200, Christian Hesse wrote:
> > Hello everybody,
> > 
> > I added a hook to the initramfs whose install script added 'uname' by
> > using add_binary. This resulted in major breakage and a kernel panicing
> > on boot.
> > 
> > I suppose this is because there is a symlink from uname to busybox - with
> > adding uname I killed the busybox binary. Is this ok by design or do we
> > want to raise an error if something like this happens?
> > 
> > I created a patch (see attachment). Does this make sense?
> 
> Nope, it doesn't make sense. We overwrite a busybox symlink in the
> shutdown hook (cp, since we need the -a flag), and this isn't a problem.

Ah, my fault...

I added my hook before base in HOOKS array. This way bin was a real directory
instead of a symlink to usr/bin.

(Note to self: Never do silly things. ;)
-- 
main(a){char*c=/*    Schoene Gruesse                         */"B?IJj;MEH"
"CX:;",b;for(a/*    Chris           get my mail address:    */=0;b=c[a++];)
putchar(b-1/(/*               gcc -o sig sig.c && ./sig    */b/42*2-3)*42);}