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Re: [PATCH] i386-qemu port


From: Robert Millan
Subject: Re: [PATCH] i386-qemu port
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:45:18 +0200
User-agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17)

On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 09:30:11PM +0200, Robert Millan wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 03:00:42PM -0400, Pavel Roskin wrote:
> > > The result is you can do e.g.
> > > 
> > >   $ sudo grub-mkrawimage at_keyboard normal etc -o /usr/share/qemu/grub
> > 
> > Please consider if we can call it grub-mkimage unless grub-mkimage would
> > make sense as a separate executable for that platform.
> 
> Well, calling it grub-mkrawimage makes life a bit easier for packagers as
> it brings us closer to a situation in which two ports don't conflict with
> each other.  In debian we already ship a single copy of grub-mkelfimage
> this way (grub-common package).
> 
> That said, in practice it isn't yet possible for two ports to coexist in
> the same system, so it doesn't bring much benefit in short term.

I'll just make it grub-mkimage for now.  We can always discuss about a rename
later on.

-- 
Robert Millan

  The DRM opt-in fallacy: "Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and
  how) you may access your data; but nobody's threatening your freedom: we
  still allow you to remove your data and not access it at all."




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