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Re: Failure is not returned by grub-mkrescue
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Andrei Borzenkov |
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Re: Failure is not returned by grub-mkrescue |
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Tue, 21 Jun 2016 09:27:10 +0300 |
On Mon, Jun 20, 2016 at 10:48 PM, Wink Saville <address@hidden> wrote:
> I'm using grub-mkrescue in a script and I wasn't seeing an error on bad
> input. Below is a test showing no failure is reported even though the input
> file, xx, does not exist:
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> $ grub-mkrescue -o xx.img xx
> xorriso 1.4.2 : RockRidge filesystem manipulator, libburnia project.
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> Drive current: -outdev 'stdio:xx.img'
> Media current: stdio file, overwriteable
> Media status : is blank
> Media summary: 0 sessions, 0 data blocks, 0 data, 421g free
> Added to ISO image: directory '/'='/tmp/grub.vDHSgN'
> xorriso : UPDATE : 875 files added in 1 seconds
> xorriso : FAILURE : Cannot determine attributes of source file
> '/home/wink/prgs/sadie/build-pc_x86_64/xx' : No such file or directory
> xorriso : UPDATE : 875 files added in 1 seconds
> xorriso : aborting : -abort_on 'FAILURE' encountered 'FAILURE'
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> $ echo $?
> 0
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> Should I file a bug or have I made some mistake?
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Yes, this is a bug, although a proper fix is subject to discussion
(e.g. should grub delete temporary directories in this case? They may
be needed to investigate why xorriso failed).