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Fwd: Bug#195833: GRUB patch for 'lilo -R' functionality
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Robert Millan |
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Fwd: Bug#195833: GRUB patch for 'lilo -R' functionality |
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Wed, 12 Nov 2003 12:03:58 +0100 |
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Forwarding to bug-grub instead of bug-hurd (sigh).
On Tue, Nov 11, 2003 at 09:32:07PM +0100, Robert Millan wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 11, 2003 at 06:44:21PM +0000, Keir Fraser wrote:
> >
> > I only changed the behaviour of savedefault when executed within the
> > GRUB-util shell (ie. not GRUB menu mode). I can't think of a scenario
> > where the '--once' semantics would be useful to access from the GRUB
> > menu, so I'm reluctant to 'fix' this behaviour.
>
> I think there's a missunderstanding here. savedefault itself is only
> meaningful in the context of the menu. The problem I noticed is that while
> "savedefault --default=X" affects the GRUB menu, the "--once" argument has
> no effect. I.e: once you run savedefault it won't be restored to 0 after the
> next GRUB run.
>
> > If the patch will make it to the main tree then I may investigate
> > fixing this issue --- I suspect it wouldn't be too hard.
>
> Okuji should pronounce on this, but I don't think the patch should be
> commited untill "--once" is fixed.
>
> --
> Robert Millan
>
> "[..] but the delight and pride of Aule is in the deed of making, and in the
> thing made, and neither in possession nor in his own mastery; wherefore he
> gives and hoards not, and is free from care, passing ever on to some new
> work."
>
> -- J.R.R.T, Ainulindale (Silmarillion)
>
>
--
Robert Millan
"[..] but the delight and pride of Aule is in the deed of making, and in the
thing made, and neither in possession nor in his own mastery; wherefore he
gives and hoards not, and is free from care, passing ever on to some new work."
-- J.R.R.T, Ainulindale (Silmarillion)
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