[Vmdebootstrap-devel] Bug#845526: [PATCH] Allow users to specify the boot directory path

[Michael Stapelberg]

Package: vmdebootstrap
Version: 1.7-1
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch

Since dpkg-managed files cannot be placed on a FAT32 file system¹, it is
beneficial for platforms such as the Raspberry Pi 3 to mount the FAT32
boot partition of the image in /boot/firmware instead of /boot, and have
maintainer scripts/hooks manage the files in /boot/firmware.

The attached patch adds the --bootdirfmt setting, which can be changed
from its default value %s/boot/ to e.g. %s/boot/firmware/.

Please consider merging the attached patch. Thank you!

① https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg/FAQ#Q:_What_are_the_filesystem_requirements_by_dpkg.3F

-- System Information:
Debian Release: stretch/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386, armel, mipsel

Kernel: Linux 4.6.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages vmdebootstrap depends on:
ii  debootstrap         1.0.81
ii  kpartx              0.6.2-2
ii  libjs-sphinxdoc     1.4.8-1
ii  parted              3.2-15
ii  python-cliapp       1.20160724-1
ii  python-distro-info  0.14
ii  python2.7           2.7.12-2
pn  python:any          <none>
ii  qemu-utils          1:2.7+dfsg-3+b1

Versions of packages vmdebootstrap recommends:
ii  dosfstools        4.0-2
pn  extlinux          <none>
ii  grub2-common      2.02~beta2-36
pn  python-guestfs    <none>
pn  qemu-system       <none>
ii  qemu-user-static  1:2.7+dfsg-3+b1
pn  squashfs-tools    <none>

Versions of packages vmdebootstrap suggests:
pn  cmdtest       <none>
pn  mbr           <none>
pn  pandoc        <none>
pn  u-boot:armhf  <none>

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