[Bug 582646] Re: update-initramfs hook copy_exec won't overwrite

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[Expired for initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity
for 60 days.]

** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Expired

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Title:
  update-initramfs hook copy_exec won't overwrite

Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hook-functions bails out if copy_exec is
  called twice with the same target path.

  What I want to do is:

  copy_exec /usr/bin/btrfsctl /sbin
  copy_exec /usr/local/bin/btrfsctl /sbin

  And have the second one win.  This way I can eventually use btrfs-
  tools once it's up to date (and no longer a moving target upstream),
  while still using the current version compiled from git on a very
  frequent basis.

  The current behavior will silently break the boot when one or the
  other ceases to exist at best, and end up including a potentially
  broken utility in the worst case.

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