Avoid the "file is read only, overwrite anyway (y/n) ?"

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index f089948..05bca1b 100644 (file)
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ grml2usb (0.9.13) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     his future[tm] work.
   * Raise CriticalException if filesystem.module, kernel or
     initrd are not present.
+  * Avoid the "file is read only, overwrite anyway (y/n) ?"
+    question of mtools by syslinux.
 
- -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org>  Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:54:04 +0200
+ -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org>  Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:13:02 +0200
 
 grml2usb (0.9.12) unstable; urgency=low
 

diff --git a/grml2usb b/grml2usb
index 46a6674..8ffe71f 100755 (executable)
--- a/grml2usb
+++ b/grml2usb
@@ -1110,6 +1110,11 @@ def copy_bootloader_files(iso_mount, target):
         bootsplash = search_file(ffile, iso_mount)
         exec_rsync(bootsplash, syslinux_target + ffile)
 
+    # avoid the "file is read only, overwrite anyway (y/n) ?" question
+    # of mtools by syslinux ("mmove -D o -D O s:/ldlinux.sys $target_file")
+    if os.path.isfile(syslinux_target + 'ldlinux.sys'):
+        os.unlink(syslinux_target + 'ldlinux.sys')
+
     if not search_file('default.cfg', iso_mount + '/boot/isolinux/'):
         logging.critical("Fatal: file default.cfg could not be found.")
         logging.critical("Note:  this grml2usb version requires an ISO generated by grml-live >=0.9.24 ...")