[SOLVED] mkinitcpio puzzle

brix · 2014-06-18 17:52:46

I'm trying to include 'sd-vconsole' among the hooks in initcpio, but mkinitcpio says

Running build hook: [sd-vconsole]
/usr/lib/initcpio/install/sd-vconsole: line 37: add_systemd_unit: command not found

A function 'add_systemd_unit' exists in the 'systemd' hook install script

grep -r add_systemd_unit /usr/lib/initcpio
/usr/lib/initcpio/install/systemd:add_systemd_unit() {

but not in '/usr/lib/initcpio/functions' where I'd imagine it was intended to be found (and this patch suggests it should be).

Is this a bug, or am I simply befuddled? Despite the 'command not found' message I get

systemctl --all | grep vconsole
systemd-vconsole-setup.service   loaded    active   exited    Setup Virtual Console

but lsinitcpio shows no sign of 'vconsole' or anything clearly related.

(Of course today's kernel update to 3.15 changed nothing, simply bringing the issue to my attention again.)

Last edited by brix (2014-06-18 23:38:29)

Spider.007 · 2014-06-18 18:47:03

Yes, this is a bug in the mkinitcpio package; I think you should report this one https://bugs.archlinux.org/

falconindy · 2014-06-18 18:54:20

This isn't a bug -- you need to include the systemd hook in your initramfs (and before sd-vconsole) if you want to use systemd hooks.

brix · 2014-06-18 19:00:46

falconindy wrote:

This isn't a bug -- you need to include the systemd hook in your initramfs (and before sd-vconsole) if you want to use systemd hooks.

(facepalm) Once explained, it's obvious. Thanks .

WonderWoofy · 2014-06-18 23:26:50

Please mark the thread as [Solved]

Spider.007 · 2014-06-19 11:39:02

falconindy wrote:

This isn't a bug -- you need to include the systemd hook in your initramfs (and before sd-vconsole) if you want to use systemd hooks.

It would be nice if the .install would detect that; instead of throwing a 'command not found' error

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