From: Frederick Grose <fgrose@sugarlabs.org>
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2023 14:29:39 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: feat(lsinitrd): notify user on missing compressor
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feat(lsinitrd): notify user on missing compressor

Provide a notice to user if the required compressor package is
missing.  This rather than failing silently.
---

diff --git a/lsinitrd.sh b/lsinitrd.sh
index b6f436cb4..987a6bfc3 100755
--- a/lsinitrd.sh
+++ b/lsinitrd.sh
@@ -342,6 +342,11 @@ case $bin in
         ;;
 esac
 
+type "${CAT%% *}" > /dev/null 2>&1 || {
+    echo "Need '${CAT%% *}' to unpack the initramfs."
+    exit 1
+}
+
 skipcpio() {
     $SKIP "$@" | $ORIG_CAT
 }