Package: extlinux Version: 2:4.05+dfsg-6+deb7u1 Severity: normal The script /usr/sbin/extlinux-update sorts the kernels it finds in /boot with the following shell code:
(cd /boot && ls vmlinuz-* | grep -v .dpkg-tmp | sed -e 's|vmlinuz-||g' | sort -nr) I believe the intention is to put the latest keenel first, as that is how the corresponding script for grub2 behaves. But alas: [16+1]~$ ( echo 9 ; echo 10 ) | sort -nr 10 9 [17+1]~$ ( echo 3.9.9 ; echo 3.9.10 ) | sort -nr 3.9.9 3.9.10 and thus also [18+1]~$ (cd /boot && ls vmlinuz-* | grep -v .dpkg-tmp | sed -e 's|vmlinuz-||g' | sort -nr) 3.9.9 3.9.10 Clearly, the script needs to be a bit smarter about sorting the version numbers, perhaps creatively reusing some code from the grub or dpkg packages. -- System Information: Debian Release: 7.1 APT prefers stable-updates APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 3.9.9.3 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages extlinux depends on: ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.49 ii libc6 2.13-38 Versions of packages extlinux recommends: pn os-prober <none> ii syslinux-common 2:4.05+dfsg-6+deb7u1 pn syslinux-themes-debian <none> extlinux suggests no packages. -- debconf information excluded -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
