Bug#388061: rootstrap: print an error message if a module is not executable
Package: rootstrap Version: 0.3.23-1 Severity: wishlist Hi, it would be nice if rootstrap would throw an error if a module script is found to be not executable. The error message Module ... failed with status 127 is not that clear ... Andreas -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (300, 'unstable'), (30, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.17-2-k7 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages rootstrap depends on: ii debootstrap 0.3.3Bootstrap a basic Debian system ii dpkg1.13.21 package maintenance system for Deb ii python 2.4.3-11 An interactive high-level object-o ii user-mode-linux 2.6.17-1um-2 User-mode Linux (kernel) Versions of packages rootstrap recommends: ii uml-utilities 20060323-3 User-mode Linux (utility programs) -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#388061: [Pkg-uml-pkgs] Bug#388061: rootstrap: print an error message if a module is not executable
On Mon, Sep 18, 2006 at 01:34:06PM +0200, Andreas Beckmann wrote: Package: rootstrap Version: 0.3.23-1 Severity: wishlist Hi, it would be nice if rootstrap would throw an error if a module script is found to be not executable. The error message Module ... failed with status 127 is not that clear ... 127 is the error returned by the spawnle and it is simply meaningless... $ python Python 2.4.4c0 (#2, Jul 30 2006, 15:43:58) [GCC 4.1.2 20060715 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-9)] on linux2 Type help, copyright, credits or license for more information. import os os.strerror(127) 'Unknown error 127' I'll try to decode error messages with strerror but I'm not that convinced we'll gain really something (AFAICT 127 is returned a bit too often to be truthful...) -- mattia :wq! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
