grub-devel
[Top][All Lists]
Advanced

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: [PATCH] Small fix in grub-setup


From: Pavel Roskin
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Small fix in grub-setup
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:12:23 -0400

On Mon, 2008-06-30 at 03:58 +0200, Javier Martín wrote:
> Here goes a small fix to a grub-setup error that has driven /me crazy
> for the last 4 hours: in the recent split between core_path and
> core_path_dev, one occurrence of the former that should have been turned
> into the latter was not, thus making grub-setup spit lots of nonsensical
> (to me) "error: file not found" messages. I spent a big deal of time
> trying to debug the wrong piece of code, since I stubbornly thought that
> the error was in the "read-and-check" loop, while it really was later in
> the file... Sigh

I understand you were trying to install GRUB to a non-default root.  I'm
sorry for not testing that.

> The fix is so simple that I post it directly here. If a ChangeLog entry
> is necessary, I'd propose "complete core_path variable split" or
> something along that lines.

Actually, it's a real bug, so ChangeLog shouldn't be worded like it's
another cosmetic change like the original patch was meant to be.

I've applied your patch.  Thank you!

-- 
Regards,
Pavel Roskin




reply via email to

[Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread]