Re: [PATCH] Make grub-install check for errors from efibootmgr

[Daniel Kiper]

On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 09:49:36PM +0000, Steve McIntyre wrote:
> Code is currently ignoring errors from efibootmgr, giving users
> clearly bogus output like:
>
>         Setting up grub-efi-amd64 (2.02~beta3-4) ...
>         Installing for x86_64-efi platform.
>         Could not delete variable: No space left on device
>         Could not prepare Boot variable: No space left on device
>         Installation finished. No error reported.
>
> and then potentially unbootable systems. If efibootmgr fails,
> grub-install should know that and report it!
>
> We've been using this patch in Debian now for some time, with no ill

s/this/similar/? If you are OK I will change that during commit.

> effects.
>
> Signed-off-by: Steve McIntyre <address@hidden>

If there are no objections I will commit this in a week or so.

Daniel