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2011-05-06
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#12
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Originally Posted by iDont
I'm not talkibng about replacing the mentioned metapackage, but creating a new one which offers the name (busybox) and the needed version string and simply depends on your package name (busybox-abcd) and probably a version string. So there would be three packages in the end:
Unfortunately, the source of the metapackage, mp-fremantle-generic-pr, is not available.
- the original metapackage which depends on old busybox
- your metapackage which "provides" old busybox and
- your updated busybox package
.... However, not everybody has got the CSSU installed, so this is no option (or I have to make this updated BusyBox depend on the CSSU).
The problem with this is that only one BusyBox binary can be installed (as there is just one /bin/busybox). I either have to make my package available as an alternative shell (which invalidates the whole 'replacement' thing), or the packages would overwrite each other their binaries.
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2011-05-06
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Originally Posted by lolloo
Lol. I appreciate it.
I love this guy!
Originally Posted by iDont
Success! It accepted everything I threw at it:I've checked the character support by simply typing euro signs, copyright symbols, tabs, etcetera, which worked fine in the new build. I enabled just about all character support to be on the safe side (which only adds about ~5KiB anyway).
∞, ≠, ≤, ≥, (entire russian/cyrillic alphabet) and: ∅æÆœŒ♂♀∫§¶¿¡μαπθψ№∠δß
Not like they actually see any use in scripts, to be fair - although I do sometimes use vi as a generic all-purpose text editor so it helps. For examples, I've used the proper 'micro' (μ) prefix for units in my conky configs which I edit through vi.
Your prompt tackling of issues makes me wish I could thank your original two posts more than once - one time for each new upload of fixed packages/binaries.
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2011-05-06
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#14
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Originally Posted by iDont
Enhanced busybox: -
After thinking it over a lot, I think it would be best to make a package with its own name (busybox-power anyone?)
busybox-power
busybox-enhanced
busybox2
busierbox
Updated busybox: -
busybox-updated
(then maybe you should use busybox-updated-power etc)
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2011-05-08
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bug:
I changed my hostname to Mr Pingu (space included)
the old busybox used to display the whole name, after going to root via "root" (not sudo gainroot)
This new busybox stops after Mr so it doesnt display the full hostname if a space is included in the hostname it stops after this space
new:
note: I dont know if version match on the old , I just thought it was 1.10 so I changed to make the difference more clear
I changed my hostname to Mr Pingu (space included)
the old busybox used to display the whole name, after going to root via "root" (not sudo gainroot)
Code:
~ $ root BusyBox v1.10.4 (Debian 1.10.4) built-in shell (ash) Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands. Mr Pingu:~#
This new busybox stops after Mr so it doesnt display the full hostname if a space is included in the hostname it stops after this space
new:
Code:
~ $ root BusyBox v1.18.4 (Debian 1.18.4power2) built-in shell (ash) Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands. Mr:~#
note: I dont know if version match on the old , I just thought it was 1.10 so I changed to make the difference more clear
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2011-05-08
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Originally Posted by x-lette
Don't worry, this isn't my intention either.
Please don't depend on CSSU! I'm one of the mentioned users who don't have it activated (yet). So it would be a pitty if such a great package would force me to do it now.
Originally Posted by JohnLF
Thanks for the suggestions, appreciate it.
Enhanced busybox: -
busybox-power
busybox-enhanced
busybox2
busierbox
Updated busybox: -
busybox-updated
(then maybe you should use busybox-updated-power etc)
I've gone ahead with busybox-power, as that name represents the similarities in goal with kernel-power the most.
Originally Posted by mr_pingu
Thanks for reporting, I'll look into it
bug:
I changed my hostname to Mr Pingu (space included)
the old busybox used to display the whole name
[..]
This new busybox stops after Mr so it doesnt display the full hostname if a space is included in the hostname it stops after this space
On a side note, I want to recommend you to change the space to an underscore regardless of whether you experience a bug or not. Spaces are, at least as far as I know, pretty uncommon (and even discouraged to use) in hostnames.
Last edited by iDont; 2011-05-09 at 20:57.
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2011-05-08
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I've changed the direction for this project a little bit. I'll focus only on the enhanced package from now on. The first two posts of this thread have received a major overhaul. Please read "About this package" in the first post for some additional information.
Also, busybox-power can now be found in the repositories! A lot of work went into the install and uninstall script to make sure they behave well.
Mentalist Traceur & others: you don't have to worry about the package overwriting existing symlinks/applications. The package also keeps track of what symlinks it has installed, so it will never remove more symlinks than it has made
To all who have installed an older version (both the 'only updated' and enhanced binary): I recommend to revert to Nokia's original BusyBox (by executing "apt-get install --reinstall busybox"), and to remove any manually made symlinks to /bin/busybox prior to installing busybox-power. These recommendations aren't strictly necessary, but they prevent possible double symlinks and invalidating the backup of the original BusyBox binary (as the 'original' binary isn't original then).
Also, busybox-power can now be found in the repositories! A lot of work went into the install and uninstall script to make sure they behave well.
Mentalist Traceur & others: you don't have to worry about the package overwriting existing symlinks/applications. The package also keeps track of what symlinks it has installed, so it will never remove more symlinks than it has made
To all who have installed an older version (both the 'only updated' and enhanced binary): I recommend to revert to Nokia's original BusyBox (by executing "apt-get install --reinstall busybox"), and to remove any manually made symlinks to /bin/busybox prior to installing busybox-power. These recommendations aren't strictly necessary, but they prevent possible double symlinks and invalidating the backup of the original BusyBox binary (as the 'original' binary isn't original then).
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2011-05-08
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Originally Posted by mr_pingu
Hi! Please type in your hostname Mr\ Pingu instead
bug:
I changed my hostname to Mr Pingu (space included)
the old busybox used to display the whole name, after going to root via "root" (not sudo gainroot)
Code:~ $ root BusyBox v1.10.4 (Debian 1.10.4) built-in shell (ash) Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands. Mr Pingu:~#
This new busybox stops after Mr so it doesnt display the full hostname if a space is included in the hostname it stops after this space
new:
Code:~ $ root BusyBox v1.18.4 (Debian 1.18.4power2) built-in shell (ash) Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands. Mr:~#
note: I dont know if version match on the old , I just thought it was 1.10 so I changed to make the difference more clear
Somehow it's related with the added support for unicode format doing that would escape the whitespace
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2011-05-09
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Just installed. (N900 not in an environment currently where I can constantly get wifi, else I would've had this installed a while ago.)
Seems to have worked fine. I also tested this updating eSpeak AND installing this at once, so that's a little bit extra assurance that no unexpected glitches arise when doing more than one apt-get task at once. (Not that that was likely, but still.)
The commands I checked seem to have been symlinked fine, or not symlinked where appropriate. Is there any mechanism in place to make sure that if a user installs busybox-power, then installs, say, a binary for iostat or telnet (or something else that stock busybox lacked), and then uninstalls busybox-power, that the binary (or different symlink) won't get deleted by the uninstaller thinking it's deleting its own symlink?
Seems to have worked fine. I also tested this updating eSpeak AND installing this at once, so that's a little bit extra assurance that no unexpected glitches arise when doing more than one apt-get task at once. (Not that that was likely, but still.)
The commands I checked seem to have been symlinked fine, or not symlinked where appropriate. Is there any mechanism in place to make sure that if a user installs busybox-power, then installs, say, a binary for iostat or telnet (or something else that stock busybox lacked), and then uninstalls busybox-power, that the binary (or different symlink) won't get deleted by the uninstaller thinking it's deleting its own symlink?
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2011-05-09
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Originally Posted by Radicalz38
Doesnt work, it still stops after the "\"
Hi! Please type in your hostname Mr\ Pingu instead
Somehow it's related with the added support for unicode format doing that would escape the whitespace
I've checked the character support by simply typing euro signs, copyright symbols, tabs, etcetera, which worked fine in the new build. I enabled just about all character support to be on the safe side (which only adds about ~5KiB anyway).
The source, the debs, the enhanced binary and the enhanced .conf file are updated on the server.
Replacing the metapackage with my own would be a solution, but I think that would break Nokia's SSU system.
The CSSU fixes this by replacing the metapackage with their own (source). That package gets rid of many specific version dependencies, so this whole thing wouldn't be a problem with the CSSU. However, not everybody has got the CSSU installed, so this is no option (or I have to make this updated BusyBox depend on the CSSU).
After thinking it over a lot, I think it would be best to make a package with its own name (busybox-power anyone?), which simply overwrites /bin/busybox. This way I won't have any restrictions with names, versions or dependencies and I would be able to push it into the repositories. Being able to receive updates automatically, rather than checking a thread, seems a lot more convenient for the users too. Also, official BusyBox upgrades by Nokia (if any) will overwrite my binary, so no problems there. The only downside with this approach is that overwriting other packages their binaries is a bad practise.
Last edited by iDont; 2011-05-06 at 12:44.