[Bug 135362] Re: genisoimage error "directories too deep" using Rock Ridge

[ryanmbruce]

So I guess the question is why does Ubuntu use genisoimage instead of
mkisofs?  What was the reasoning behind moving away from mkisofs and
migrating to genisoimage?

Cheers,
-Ryan

On 8/29/07, Schily <schilling at fokus.fraunhofer.de> wrote:
> You are most likely not using mkisofs but a defective fork called
> "genisoimage". It is based on a 2+ year old mkisofs version with additional
> bugs added.
>
> The problem you describe is a well known bug from older mkisofs versions
> that happens with the specific command line you are using. As there is
> absolutely no development in the "genisoimage" fork, it is a bad idea to
> use programs from this fork.
>
>
> I recommend you to upgrade to a real mkisofs, the bug has been fixed around
> August 2006.
>
> Here is the source: http://cdrecord.berlios.de/ select the "Download Latest"
> option.
>
> Here is a Ubuntu x86 binary package:
>
> http://ppa.dogfood.launchpad.net/siretart/ubuntu/pool/multiverse/c/cdrtools/
>
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