grub_cpio_find_file() finds unexisting files (Re: [PATCH] memdisk + grub-mkrescue)

[Robert Millan]

On Mon, Jan 21, 2008 at 12:47:06PM -0500, Pavel Roskin wrote:
> 
> I've tested the patch, and it seems to be OK, although I was surprised
> to see an empty menu on startup.  Perhaps a command line would be more
> appropriate in absence of grub.cfg?

I wanted to send a new mail about this, and then forgot.

This is because of a bug in cpio.mod.  The menu code thinks grub.cfg is
present due to grub_cpio_find_file() returning here:

      if (!hd.name[0])
        {
          *ofs = 0;
          return GRUB_ERR_NONE;
        }

but I'm too clueless about tar format to figure this out.

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