Re: grub.cfg parser still doesn't abort on error

[Robert Millan]

On Sun, Feb 03, 2008 at 02:29:55PM +0100, Robert Millan wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 03, 2008 at 09:05:38PM +0800, Bean wrote:
> > 
> > if font (xxx)/some-file.pff ; then
> >   # graphic mode setting
> > else
> >   # text mode setting
> > fi
> > 
> > i think this behavior is consistent with sh, an error code returned
> > from command should not cause the script to abort.
> 
> Urg, part of update-grub was written with the idea that this ought to be
> handled in "build" time.  I guess I'll have to overhaul some of it...

Well, it wasn't such a big change after all.  The sanity checks done at grub.cfg
generation time are worth keeping, IMHO, since they off-load GRUB from
performing them (and it is more practical to add logic in bash when possible).

This should address the problem.

-- 
Robert Millan

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