util-linux 2.27 introduces regressions

[aw]

Hi,

I noticed the util-linux.tcz extension version 2.27 (from 7.x/x86_64) introduces a regression in certain commands.

For example, on 6.x with util-linux 2.25.1:

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$ sfdisk -l /dev/nothing
sfdisk: cannot open /dev/nothing for reading: No such file or directory
$ echo $?
1

but on 7.x with util-linux 2.27:

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$ sfdisk -l /dev/nothing
$ echo $?
0

We get no output, and it exits cleanly. 

I can't confirm if the problem is with that version util-linux itself, or with the way it was compiled.

[curaga]

Since it's an upstream command, should be easy to test a couple versions and file a bug?

[aw]

This and other regressions were fixed in 2.27.1 - see ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.27/v2.27.1-ChangeLog.

Can the maintainer publish a new extension?

(sorry, I just realize this post belongs in TCE Bugs).

[Juanito]

As there are some util-linux libs in the base tinycore, can we wait until tc-8.x, which is planned to be util-linux-2.28.2?

[aw]

I reported the bug in the official util-linux repo on GitHub, because I get the same error with 2.28.2.

Just for fun, I compiled 2.25.2 using the same compile flags used for 2.27.1 ... and sfdisk works just fine.