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Bug#814345: tmp file is left under /var/tmp if mkinitramfs fails

From Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
Newsgroups linux.debian.bugs.dist, linux.debian.kernel
Subject Bug#814345: tmp file is left under /var/tmp if mkinitramfs fails
Date 2016-02-10 19:40 +0100
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On Thu, 2016-02-11 at 01:29 +0900, Roger Shimizu wrote:
> Package: initramfs-tools
> Version: 0.120
> Severity: normal
> X-Debbugs-Cc: rogershimizu@gmail.com
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> tmp file is left under /var/tmp if mkinitramfs fails,

Yes I've noticed that.  We should add a trap on exit.

> and it never get cleaned up even after reboot.
> Maybe changing to /tmp is a quick fix?

/tmp may be too small.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
Beware of bugs in the above code;
I have only proved it correct, not tried it. - Donald Knuth

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Bug#814345: tmp file is left under /var/tmp if mkinitramfs fails Roger Shimizu <rogershimizu@gmail.com> - 2016-02-10 17:40 +0100
  Bug#814345: tmp file is left under /var/tmp if mkinitramfs fails Roger Shimizu <rogershimizu@gmail.com> - 2016-02-10 18:20 +0100
  Bug#814345: tmp file is left under /var/tmp if mkinitramfs fails Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2016-02-10 19:40 +0100
  Bug#814345: marked as done (tmp file is left under /var/tmp if  mkinitramfs fails) owner@bugs.debian.org (Debian Bug Tracking System) - 2016-02-11 05:40 +0100

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