Re: [RFC] Don't pass filename in multiboot command line

[Samuel Thibault]

Robert Millan, le Tue 24 Nov 2009 12:48:22 +0100, a écrit :
> On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 12:34:37PM +0100, Robert Millan wrote:
> > You're right.  We should have documented this better.  Perhaps by mentioning
> > it in NEWS and in the release announcement.  Sorry about that.
> 
> And in spite of that, both versions comply with the letter of the Multiboot
> specification.  Always keep in mind, when implementing a standard you must
> follow the text and not the reference implementation.  Never make any
> assumptions about what an implementation can do other than what is
> explicitly described in the text.

But when the standard doesn't say anything and thus you can't rely
on anything, you're doomed...  And thus you default to following the
reference implementation.

Samuel