fix(dracut.sh): check availability of configured compression

mwilck · johannbg · commit bdac657bf656 · 2021-11-26T17:01:45.000Z
If the configured compression command is unavailable, reset $compress,
and fall back to auto-detection. This allows building an initramfs
even if the configured compression command is not installed. This can
happen e.g. if the distribution uses a preconfigured default, but the
user deinstalled the respective tool.
diff --git a/dracut.sh b/dracut.sh
@@ -2350,6 +2350,13 @@ if [[ $create_early_cpio == yes ]]; then
     fi
 fi
 
+if [[ $compress && $compress != cat ]]; then
+    if ! command -v "${compress%% *}" &> /dev/null; then
+        derror "dracut: cannot execute compression command '$compress', falling back to default"
+        compress=
+    fi
+fi
+
 if ! [[ $compress ]]; then
     # check all known compressors, if none specified
     for i in $DRACUT_COMPRESS_PIGZ $DRACUT_COMPRESS_GZIP $DRACUT_COMPRESS_LZ4 $DRACUT_COMPRESS_LZOP $DRACUT_COMPRESS_ZSTD $DRACUT_COMPRESS_LZMA $DRACUT_COMPRESS_XZ $DRACUT_COMPRESS_LBZIP2 $DRACUT_COMPRESS_BZIP2 $DRACUT_COMPRESS_CAT; do
