Re: GRUB 1.99 released

[Bruce Dubbs]

Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko wrote:
> Hello, all
>
> I'm proud to announce the release of GNU GRUB version 1.99.

Congratulations on the release.  As one who builds almost everything 
form source, the download and build went very smoothly.  Thank you.

I want to share some nits with you.  Use them or ignore them as you please.

  -- Bruce

1.  The install creates an empty directory:  /usr/share/grub

2.  There were several trivial build warnings:

grub_script.yy.h:293: warning: 'yy_flex_strncpy' declared 'static' but 
never defined
grub_script.yy.c:2241: warning: unused parameter 'yyscanner'
grub_script.yy.c:2482: warning: unused parameter 'yyscanner'
config.status: WARNING:  'util/grub.d/10_linux.in' seems to ignore the 
--datarootdir setting
config.status: WARNING:  'util/grub.d/20_linux_xen.in' seems to ignore 
the --datarootdir setting
config.status: WARNING:  'util/grub-install.in' seems to ignore the 
--datarootdir setting
config.status: WARNING:  'util/grub-mknetdir.in' seems to ignore the 
--datarootdir setting
fs/btrfs.c: In function 'grub_btrfs_read_logical':
fs/btrfs.c:592: warning: 'err' may be used uninitialized in this function
grub_script.yy.h:293: warning: 'yy_flex_strncpy' declared 'static' but 
never defined
grub_script.yy.c: In function 'yy_fatal_error':
grub_script.yy.c:2241: warning: unused parameter 'msg'
grub_script.yy.c:2241: warning: unused parameter 'yyscanner'
grub_script.yy.c: At top level:
grub_script.yy.c:2279: warning: no previous prototype for 'yyget_column'
grub_script.yy.c:2322: warning: no previous prototype for 'yyset_column'
grub_script.yy.c: In function 'yy_flex_strncpy':
grub_script.yy.c:2482: warning: unused parameter 'yyscanner'
lib/libgcrypt-grub/cipher/camellia.c:450: warning: no previous prototype 
for 'camellia_setup128'
lib/libgcrypt-grub/cipher/camellia.c:661: warning: no previous prototype 
for 'camellia_setup256'
lib/libgcrypt-grub/cipher/camellia.c:947: warning: no previous prototype 
for 'camellia_setup192'
lib/libgcrypt-grub/cipher/camellia.c: In function 'camellia_setup192':
lib/libgcrypt-grub/cipher/camellia.c:951: warning: implicit declaration 
of function 'memcpy'
lib/libgcrypt-grub/cipher/camellia.c: At top level:
lib/libgcrypt-grub/cipher/camellia.c:969: warning: no previous prototype 
for 'camellia_encrypt128'
lib/libgcrypt-grub/cipher/camellia.c:1059: warning: no previous 
prototype for 'camellia_decrypt128'
lib/libgcrypt-grub/cipher/camellia.c:1152: warning: no previous 
prototype for 'camellia_encrypt256'
lib/libgcrypt-grub/cipher/camellia.c:1266: warning: no previous 
prototype for 'camellia_decrypt256'
lib/libgcrypt-grub/cipher/rijndael.c: In function 'do_setkey':
lib/libgcrypt-grub/cipher/rijndael.c:173: warning: comparison between 
signed and unsigned
lib/libgcrypt-grub/cipher/serpent.c: In function 'serpent_key_prepare':
lib/libgcrypt-grub/cipher/serpent.c:589: warning: comparison between 
signed and unsigned
reed_solomon.c: Assembler messages:
reed_solomon.c:2: Warning: ignoring changed section attributes for .text