Description of Problem:
(ultra low priority enhancement request)

nash can redirect stdout on 'echo' commands, but cannot do so for execve'd 
apps.  Occasionally it's nice to be able to do this, e.g. the kernel starts 
fine, begins running the initrd fine, but hangs while loading a module.  It can 
be handy to stick static apps in the initrd to run before those insmods (like 
say, 'mptable'.

Patch provided against 3.3.4-3 is untested (testing mode keeps getting in the 
way), but I believe it's correct, and would appreciate a review.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
3.3.4-3


diff -urNp --exclude-from=/home/mdomsch/excludes mkinitrd-3.3.4.orig/nash/nash.c
 mkinitrd-3.3.4/nash/nash.c
--- mkinitrd-3.3.4.orig/nash/nash.c     Wed Jan 16 14:15:39 2002
+++ mkinitrd-3.3.4/nash/nash.c  Thu Mar 14 15:47:35 2002
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ int otherCommand(char * bin, char * cmd,
     const static char * sysPath = PATH;
     const char * pathStart;
     const char * pathEnd;
+    FILE *outFile = NULL;

     nextArg = args;

@@ -255,6 +256,13 @@ int otherCommand(char * bin, char * cmd,
     } else {
        if (!doFork || !(pid = fork())) {
            /* child */
+           if ((nextArg - args >= 2) && !strcmp(*(nextArg - 2), ">")) {
+                   outFile = freopen(*(nextArg - 1), "a", stdout);
+                   if (outFile) {
+                           *(nextArg - 2) = NULL;
+                           *(nextArg - 1) = NULL;
+                   }
+           }
            execve(args[0], args, env);
            printf("ERROR: failed in exec of %s\n", args[0]);
            return 1;