Bug#394399: [Utnubu-maintainers] Bug#394399: unable to install/uninstall the dmraid

[Filippo Giunchedi]

Hi,

On Sat, Oct 21, 2006 at 12:20:11PM +0200, Loïc Minier wrote:
>         Filippo,
> 
>  Perhaps dmraid should have a flag to disable this particular error; the
>  Debian package could pass the flag to dmraid only on new installs.
>  This would permit clean installation on hardware which has RAID
>  metadata.
>    Another option for such setups might be to have some sort of
>  reparation phase in the postinst before the invoke-rc.d start.
> 
>  What do you think?

I'm not sure what's best to do here, dmraid hasn't an option to ignore failures
while activating (upstream might be interested?) OTOH it can be common to have
RAID disks but not sets formed. 
any opinions on invoke-rc.d || true ?

> 
>  PS: did you notice there's a new upstream version with some fixes?  Do
>  you want me to prepare it?

please do, I'm not going to have time to give dmraid the love it needs, upload
at your will and put yourself in uploaders: of course :)

filippo
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