Package: extlinux
Version: 2:4.05+dfsg-6
Severity: grave
Tags: patch
Justification: leaves system in unbootable state if updating in wheezy
Hi,
when preparing a patch for #681426 I noticed that after updating
the debian wheezy extlinux theme (by installing an updated version of
syslinux-themes-debian-wheezy) running extlinux-update does not
update the theme in /boot/extlinux/themes/debian-wheezy but instead
copies the new theme to /boot/extlinux/themes/debian-wheezy/extlinux .
Therefore, the old theme is then used.
This means that systems which had the broken theme (as described in
#681426) installed and upgrade to a newer theme and run extlinux-update
still won't boot.
The problem can be fixed by removing the old theme before copying
the new one:
diff -Nru syslinux-4.05+dfsg/debian/local/extlinux-update
syslinux-4.05+dfsg/debian/local/extlinux-update
--- syslinux-4.05+dfsg/debian/local/extlinux-update 2012-06-30
14:00:10.000000000 +0200
+++ syslinux-4.05+dfsg/debian/local/extlinux-update 2012-09-16
17:07:40.000000000 +0200
@@ -403,9 +403,11 @@
if [ -n "${EXTLINUX_THEME_ORIG}" ]
then
+ rm -rf
"${_EXTLINUX_DIRECTORY}/themes/${EXTLINUX_THEME_ORIG}"
cp -aL
"/usr/share/syslinux/themes/${EXTLINUX_THEME_ORIG}/extlinux"
"${_EXTLINUX_DIRECTORY}/themes/${EXTLINUX_THEME_ORIG}"
ln -sf "${EXTLINUX_THEME_ORIG}"
"${_EXTLINUX_DIRECTORY}/themes/${EXTLINUX_THEME}"
else
+ rm -rf "${_EXTLINUX_DIRECTORY}/themes/${EXTLINUX_THEME}"
cp -aL
"/usr/share/syslinux/themes/${EXTLINUX_THEME}/extlinux"
"${_EXTLINUX_DIRECTORY}/themes/${EXTLINUX_THEME}"
fi
Cheers,
Mika
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