173724 – sys-apps/initng relies on /bin/uniq

Bug 173724 - sys-apps/initng relies on /bin/uniq

Summary: sys-apps/initng relies on /bin/uniq

Status:	RESOLVED UPSTREAM

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo's Team for Core System packages

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Reported:	2007-04-08 02:48 UTC by Timothy Stotts
Modified:	2007-08-25 17:57 UTC (History)
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Description Timothy Stotts 2007-04-08 02:48:04 UTC

sys-apps/coreutils-6.7-r1 is missing /bin/uniq that is present in 6.4.

/bin/uniq is used by various programs with the hardcoded path of /bin/uniq.


Reproducible: Always

Actual Results:  
# which -a uniq
/bin/uniq


Expected Results:  
# which -a uniq
/usr/bin/uniq
/bin/uniq

Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2007-04-08 07:10:43 UTC

(In reply to comment #0)
> /bin/uniq is used by various programs with the hardcoded path of /bin/uniq.

Then those programs shouldn't hardcode it.

Comment 2 Timothy Stotts 2007-04-08 17:28:27 UTC

Sorry. I should have been more explicit.

/bin/uniq is used by various INIT and INIT-NG scripts that execute prior to the mounting of the /usr partition.

Comment 3 SpanKY gentoo-dev

2007-04-08 20:00:24 UTC

we provide `sort -u` which things should use rather than `uniq`

really you should file a ticket here:
http://www.initng.org/report