Bug#1060924: update-initramfs: cp: warning: behavior of -n is non-portable and may change in future

[Agathe Porte]

Package: initramfs-tools
Version: 0.142
Severity: normal
X-Debbugs-Cc: gag...@debian.org

Dear Maintainer,

When updating initramfs with `update-initramfs -u`, the following output
appears on the console:

update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.6.11-amd64
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/mtl_huc_gsc.bin for module i915
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/mtl_guc_70.bin for module i915
cp: warning: behavior of -n is non-portable and may change in future; use --update=none instead
cp: warning: behavior of -n is non-portable and may change in future; use --update=none instead
cp: warning: behavior of -n is non-portable and may change in future; use --update=none instead
cp: warning: behavior of -n is non-portable and may change in future; use --update=none instead
cp: warning: behavior of -n is non-portable and may change in future; use --update=none instead
cp: warning: behavior of -n is non-portable and may change in future; use --update=none instead
cp: warning: behavior of -n is non-portable and may change in future; use --update=none instead
cp: warning: behavior of -n is non-portable and may change in future; use --update=none instead
cp: warning: behavior of -n is non-portable and may change in future; use --update=none instead
cp: warning: behavior of -n is non-portable and may change in future; use --update=none instead
cp: warning: behavior of -n is non-portable and may change in future; use --update=none instead
cp: warning: behavior of -n is non-portable and may change in future; use --update=none instead
cp: warning: behavior of -n is non-portable and may change in future; use --update=none instead
cp: warning: behavior of -n is non-portable and may change in future; use --update=none instead
cp: warning: behavior of -n is non-portable and may change in future; use --update=none instead
cp: warning: behavior of -n is non-portable and may change in future; use --update=none instead
cp: warning: behavior of -n is non-portable and may change in future; use --update=none instead
cp: warning: behavior of -n is non-portable and may change in future; use --update=none instead
cp: warning: behavior of -n is non-portable and may change in future; use --update=none instead
cp: warning: behavior of -n is non-portable and may change in future; use --update=none instead
cp: warning: behavior of -n is non-portable and may change in future; use --update=none instead
cp: warning: behavior of -n is non-portable and may change in future; use --update=none instead
cp: warning: behavior of -n is non-portable and may change in future; use --update=none instead
cp: warning: behavior of -n is non-portable and may change in future; use --update=none instead
cp: warning: behavior of -n is non-portable and may change in future; use --update=none instead
cp: warning: behavior of -n is non-portable and may change in future; use --update=none instead
cp: warning: behavior of -n is non-portable and may change in future; use --update=none instead

My guess is that update-initramfs is using cp with the -n option, and
that the --update=none option should be used instead, according
to the warning above.

Thanks in advance.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: trixie/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 6.6.9-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages initramfs-tools depends on:
ii initramfs-tools-core 0.142
ii linux-base 4.9

initramfs-tools recommends no packages.

Versions of packages initramfs-tools suggests:
ii bash-completion 1:2.11-8

-- no debconf information

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Your message dated Wed, 21 Feb 2024 14:37:16 +0000
with message-id <E1rcnim-...@fasolo.debian.org>
and subject line Bug#1055694: fixed in klibc 2.0.13-4
has caused the Debian Bug report #1055694,
regarding update-initramfs: cp: warning: behavior of -n is non-portable and may change in future
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