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and subject line Bug#1125948: fixed in dracut 109-8
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regarding dracut: Missing dependency on cpio (?)
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Package: dracut
Version: 109-7
Tags: forky sid
Severity: serious
Control: affects -1 src:linux-signed-amd64
Dear maintainer:
During a rebuild of all packages in unstable, package src:linux-signed-amd64
failed to build with this error message:
/usr/bin/dracut: line 2772: cpio: command not found
So it seems as if dracut had a missing dependency on cpio. Or maybe it fails
to detect that 3cpio is installed instead and keeps using cpio anyway. Or maybe
3cpio should provide cpio and use the alternatives mechanism so that
/usr/bin/cpio
exists and may be used. This is why I've put "?" in the subject. Please use
reassign if appropriate.
The error does not always happen, which is strange, but it happens often enough
to consider the issue as RC. I've put a bunch of failed build logs
here (for linux-signed-amd64) for reference:
https://people.debian.org/~sanvila/build-logs/202601/
As always, if you cannot reproduce the bug please contact me privately, as I
am willing to provide ssh access to a virtual machine where this randomness
is reproducible.
Thanks.
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Source: dracut
Source-Version: 109-8
Done: Bastian Blank <[email protected]>
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
dracut, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to [email protected],
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Bastian Blank <[email protected]> (supplier of updated dracut package)
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Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:40:34 +0100
Source: dracut
Architecture: source
Version: 109-8
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team <[email protected]>
Changed-By: Bastian Blank <[email protected]>
Closes: 1125948
Changes:
dracut (109-8) unstable; urgency=medium
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* Revert to use cpio. (closes: #1125948)
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