Package: vmdebootstrap
Version: 1.7-1
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
Since dpkg-managed files cannot be placed on a FAT32 file system¹, it is
beneficial for platforms such as the Raspberry Pi 3 to mount the FAT32
boot partition of the image in /boot/firmware instead of /boot, and have
maintainer scripts/hooks manage the files in /boot/firmware.
The attached patch adds the --bootdirfmt setting, which can be changed
from its default value %s/boot/ to e.g. %s/boot/firmware/.
Please consider merging the attached patch. Thank you!
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https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg/FAQ#Q:_What_are_the_filesystem_requirements_by_dpkg.3F
-- System Information:
Debian Release: stretch/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386, armel, mipsel
Kernel: Linux 4.6.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
Versions of packages vmdebootstrap depends on:
ii debootstrap 1.0.81
ii kpartx 0.6.2-2
ii libjs-sphinxdoc 1.4.8-1
ii parted 3.2-15
ii python-cliapp 1.20160724-1
ii python-distro-info 0.14
ii python2.7 2.7.12-2
pn python:any <none>
ii qemu-utils 1:2.7+dfsg-3+b1
Versions of packages vmdebootstrap recommends:
ii dosfstools 4.0-2
pn extlinux <none>
ii grub2-common 2.02~beta2-36
pn python-guestfs <none>
pn qemu-system <none>
ii qemu-user-static 1:2.7+dfsg-3+b1
pn squashfs-tools <none>
Versions of packages vmdebootstrap suggests:
pn cmdtest <none>
pn mbr <none>
pn pandoc <none>
pn u-boot:armhf <none>
-- no debconf information
>From 91b05c115580020f916d80438b9bc987f55f69d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Stapelberg <stapelb...@debian.org>
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2016 10:34:15 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Allow users to specify the boot directory path
---
bin/vmdebootstrap | 5 +++--
doc/overview.rst | 6 ++++++
2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/bin/vmdebootstrap b/bin/vmdebootstrap
index d9a697d..654588e 100755
--- a/bin/vmdebootstrap
+++ b/bin/vmdebootstrap
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ class VmDebootstrap(cliapp.Application): # pylint: disable=too-many-public-meth
self.settings.string(['bootflag'], 'specify flag to set for /boot/', default='')
self.settings.bytesize(['bootoffset'], 'Space to leave at start of the '
'image for bootloader', default='0')
+ self.settings.string(['bootdirfmt'], 'Format string for determining the path to /boot', default='%s/boot/')
self.settings.boolean(['use-uefi'], 'Setup image for UEFI boot', default=False)
self.settings.bytesize(['esp-size'], 'Size of EFI System Partition - '
'requires use-uefi', default='5mib')
@@ -248,9 +249,9 @@ class VmDebootstrap(cliapp.Application): # pylint: disable=too-many-public-meth
elif bootdev:
boottype = self.settings['boottype']
filesystem.mkfs(bootdev, fstype=boottype)
- self.bootdir = '%s/%s' % (rootdir, 'boot/')
+ self.bootdir = self.settings['bootdirfmt'] % rootdir
filesystem.devices['bootdir'] = self.bootdir
- os.mkdir(self.bootdir)
+ os.makedirs(self.bootdir)
self.mount(bootdev, self.bootdir)
# set user-specified flags, e.g. lba
diff --git a/doc/overview.rst b/doc/overview.rst
index 43693f2..5248a5c 100644
--- a/doc/overview.rst
+++ b/doc/overview.rst
@@ -107,6 +107,12 @@ Options
--boottype=FSTYPE Filesystem to use for the /boot partition. (default ext2)
--bootflag=FLAG Flag to set on the first partition. (default none)
--bootoffset=SIZE Space to leave at start of the image for bootloader
+ --bootdirfmt=FORMAT Format string for determining the path to /boot.
+ Default is ``%s/boot/``. To mount the boot partition
+ at ``/boot/firmware/`` (e.g. for the Raspberry Pi), use::
+
+ "%s/boot/firmware"
+
--roottype=FSTYPE Filesystem to use for the / (root) partition. (default ext4)
--part-type=PART-TYPE
Partition type to use for this image. (default msdos)
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