[patch] no-dev.patch

no-dev.patch (text/plain), 1.74 KB, created by SpanKY on 2004-02-09 10:47:29 UTC

--- rc	2004-02-08 23:55:08.000000000 -0500
+++ rc.new	2004-02-09 13:46:15.359769640 -0500
@@ -17,13 +17,21 @@
 	# if we only check $? for instance ...  We thus need to [ -n "${errstr}" ]
 	# as well.
 	
-	errstr="$((eval $*) 2>&1 >/dev/null)"
+	if [ -c /dev/null ] ; then
+		errstr="$((eval $*) 2>&1 > /dev/null)"
+	else
+		errstr="$((eval $*) 2>&1)"
+	fi
 	retval=$?
 	if [ "${retval}" -ne 0 ] || \
 	   ([ "${*/mount/}" != "$*" -a -n "${errstr}" ])
 	then
 		# Progressbar begin
-		rc_splash "stop" &> /dev/null &
+		if [ -c /dev/null ] ; then
+			rc_splash "stop" >& /dev/null &
+		else
+			rc_splash "stop"
+		fi
 		# Progressbar end
 
 		echo -e "${ENDCOL}${NORMAL}[${BAD} oops ${NORMAL}]"
@@ -36,7 +44,11 @@
 		echo
 		/sbin/sulogin ${CONSOLE}
 		einfo "Unmounting filesystems"
-		/bin/mount -a -o remount,ro & >/dev/null
+		if [ -c /dev/null ] ; then
+			/bin/mount -a -o remount,ro & >/dev/null
+		else
+			/bin/mount -a -o remount,ro
+		fi
 		einfo "Rebooting"
 		/sbin/reboot -f
 	fi
@@ -162,6 +174,11 @@
 	# Setup initial $PATH just in case
 	PATH="/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:${PATH}"
 
+	if [ ! -c /dev/null ] ; then
+		echo -e "${BAD}Your root filesystem is missing /dev/null${NORMAL}"
+		echo -e "${BAD}You should really get this sorted out.${NORMAL}"
+	fi
+
 	echo
 	echo -e "${GOOD}Gentoo Linux${GENTOO_VERS}; ${BRACKET}http://www.gentoo.org/${NORMAL}"
 	echo -e " Copyright 2001-2003 Gentoo Technologies, Inc.; Distributed under the GPL"
--- functions.sh	2004-02-08 14:45:52.000000000 -0500
+++ functions.sh.new	2004-02-09 13:46:19.192187024 -0500
@@ -440,7 +439,11 @@
 	else
 		retval="$1"
 		
-		rc_splash "stop" &>/dev/null &
+		if [ -c /dev/null ] ; then
+			rc_splash "stop" &>/dev/null &
+		else
+			rc_splash "stop"
+		fi
 		
 		if [ "$#" -ge 2 ]
 		then