FS#25322 - Post 'Configure System' mkinitcpio error handling

Attached to Project: Release Engineering
Opened by Asher Higgs (alphaniner) - Saturday, 30 July 2011, 08:42 GMT
Last edited by Dieter Plaetinck (Dieter_be) - Monday, 01 August 2011, 07:50 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category AIF
Status Closed
Assigned To Dieter Plaetinck (Dieter_be)
Architecture All
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version 2010.05
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

I placed an invalid hook in the mkinitcpio.conf HOOKS array during the 'Configure System' step, causing mkinitcpio to fail. However, there was no apparent indication of the failure. The mkinitcpio 'window' did not appear (or disappeared to quickly to be noticed), nor were there any legible error messages (there was a flash of text on the bottom line of the console, but it only remained for a fraction of a second). In other words, I would have had no idea that anything went wrong if I weren't familiar enough with AIF to miss the mkinitcpio 'window'.

Furthermore, there was nothing in tty7 or the live logs (I didn't think to check the installed system logs), so the only solution I could come up with was to chroot into the install and run mkinitcpio there to see the output.

So, I am suggesting that there be an inquiry into mkinitcpio error handling.
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Closed by  Dieter Plaetinck (Dieter_be)
Monday, 01 August 2011, 07:50 GMT
Reason for closing:  Works for me
Additional comments about closing:  should work in newer testbuilds. see comments
Comment by Dieter Plaetinck (Dieter_be) - Monday, 01 August 2011, 07:50 GMT
IIRC this is fixed already. Please reopen if you see this with a newer image.

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