> ---------------------------------------- > From: Eli Schwartz via arch-general <arch-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Fri Nov 01 23:06:03 CET 2019 > To: <arch-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Eli Schwartz <eschwartz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: new packaging of the kernel/mkinitcpio/kmod > > > Dracut does not work out of the box (we currently patch it to not use a > nonexistent tool, and the same patch is now in upstream master but with > no release in sight), and has issues like the tests failing on > non-Redhat systems. > > Our dracut packager tried to get in touch with the dracut developer, > after a lack of success for quite some time it seems that the individual > in question was on... parental leave, IIRC? I'm not sure what the > current status is. > In such cases using tip of git branch would help. > So the jury is still out on whether dracut or mkinitcpio is more work. ;) > Making dracut work initially may need some work but after that it will just work. There is also 3rd-party initramfs modules developer perspective where coding something once which then will work on all distros (as dracut is supported in fedora/rhel, ubuntu/debian, suse, etc.) makes life easier than having to support each distro separately. Fragmentation is big issue as always. Yours sincerely G. K.
