[Bug 2039468] [NEW] flash-kernel can't be properly disabled

[Juerg Haefliger]

Public bug reported:

Per the man page:

/etc/flash-kernel/machine
  If  present this can be used to override the machine autodetection. The contents must be a
  string which matches an entry in the database. Or `none' to disable flash-kernel.

However, if that file contains 'none, flash-kernel bombs out with a
non-0 exit status:

$ cat /etc/flash-kernel/machine 
none

$ sudo flash-kernel 
Unsupported platform 'none'.
$ echo $?
1

If disabled, the exit status should be 0. Otherwise installation of
packages that call flash-kernel in a postinst hook will fail.

** Affects: flash-kernel (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  flash-kernel can't be properly disabled

Status in flash-kernel package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Per the man page:

  /etc/flash-kernel/machine
    If  present this can be used to override the machine autodetection. The contents must be a
    string which matches an entry in the database. Or `none' to disable flash-kernel.

  However, if that file contains 'none, flash-kernel bombs out with a
  non-0 exit status:

  $ cat /etc/flash-kernel/machine 
  none

  $ sudo flash-kernel 
  Unsupported platform 'none'.
  $ echo $?
  1

  If disabled, the exit status should be 0. Otherwise installation of
  packages that call flash-kernel in a postinst hook will fail.

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