Bug#235295: update-grub error on devfs system , do we need to resolv symlinks ?

[Finn-Arne Johansen]

Package: grub
Version: 0.93+cvs20031021-8
Severity: normal
Followup-For: Bug #235295


Subject: grub: Why do we need to resolv the symlink on a devfsd system?
Followup-For: Bug #235295
Package: grub
Version: 0.93+cvs20031021-8
Severity: normal

I remve the readlink call from the find_device() procedure, and reran
update-grub, and then it worked with, even with devfsd filesystem


-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.5-1-k7
Locale: LANG=no_NO, LC_CTYPE=no_NO

Versions of packages grub depends on:
ii  libc6                       2.3.2.ds1-11 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libncurses5                 5.4-3        Shared libraries for terminal hand

-- no debconf information

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.4.25-x300
Locale: LANG=no_NO.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=no_NO.UTF-8

Versions of packages grub depends on:
ii  libc6                       2.3.2.ds1-11 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libncurses5                 5.4-3        Shared libraries for terminal hand

-- no debconf information