Re: are posix-shell-compliant continuation lines valid/supported, or not, in /etc/default/grub ?

[PGNet Dev]

hi

On 3/19/20 5:57 PM, Dimitri John Ledkov wrote:


> What is the bug number there?




https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1868138



>  In general, we advise to customize via grub.d drop-in files instead of 
> modifying etc/default/grub file itself.



Sure, that's fine as advice.  Fwiw, it's different for different distros.



Declarations that using posix-compliant continuations is "highly unusual abuse 
of POSIX shell semantics" is a different matter.



Changing/breaking behavior in managing valid/working grub configs, and 
rationalizing it by "I do not see a need to support it"

 is ... unhelpful.



Particularly if Grub project/devs say that its usage *is* OK & compliant.  
Which is why I asked _here_; and, iiuc, seems that it *is*.



Grub's stability, reproducibility and portability are critical.  It all works 
great, particularly when the excellent docs are followed.

Happy to take ongoing conversation to the bug.