On 2011-09-08 08:35 +0200, Austin Clements wrote: > I probably don't understand all of the nuances of that code, but one > potential fix is simply to pass a benign argument to mv. Something like > if ! $ldfile /bin/mv --version >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then > ... > Alternatively, it may be more robust for the script to simply create a > file to mv (for example, if it's possible to have a /bin/mv that > doesn't accept --version).
That is possible, for instance if you divert it and replace it with a symlink to busybox. The original code in 2.13-17 checked /bin/true instead of /bin/mv, and somebody who replaced /bin/true with a statically linked binary complained (#640753). Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
