Re: Non-Linux, non-Unix platforms

[A. D. Sharpe]

On 8/1/2014 11:56 PM, Andrey Borzenkov wrote:
> В Fri, 1 Aug 2014 23:25:03 -0600
> Dee Sharpe <address@hidden> пишет:
>
> > Is it possible to use Grub2 on platforms other than Linux? Such platforms may 
> > not use the run level setup, which Grub2 seems to rely on.
> What are you talking about? grub has nothing to do with run level.
>
> >   Also, what about platforms that aren't Unix-based? Such platforms may
> >   not run bash scripts or have "etc/" directories.
My apologies. Apparently, I misunderstood what I was reading & thought 
that this information was current. [1][2] Considering the way the 
scripts were named, I incorrectly assumed that it was using runlevels.

> Current version 2.02 beta2 switched from shell scripts to compiled
> binaries; e.g. Windows is supported natively, you can download prebuilt
> package from alpha.gnu.org. Also platform support code is sufficiently
> modular so adding support for new systems should be easier.
Good to know!


[1] http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/grub-2.html
[2] https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2/Setup