From: "Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko" <phcoder@gmail.com>
To: The development of GNU GRUB <grub-devel@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: [2.00] grub-install use on UEFI system?
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:49:20 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <50635C40.5000803@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <02C28A6B-C84C-46A3-BE5E-CA894A43363C@colorremedies.com>
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On 26.09.2012 20:39, Chris Murphy wrote:
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> On Sep 26, 2012, at 12:22 PM, Andrey Borzenkov wrote:
>
>> One problem is, where it lands depends on whether it is removable
>> install or not and whether distributor is set or not. How you describe
>> it in single help line? It rather belongs to grub documentation.
>
> It would be useful in the --help version to note if it's required or not on UEFI systems. Right now it's ambiguous if it's a necessary option or not. If the landing place of grub.efi is variable, merely say "grub.efi installation location depends on destination device and distribution".
>
> And yes, it rather belongs to grub documentation which is why I find it hilarious a GRUB developer is writing RTFM when well prior to that it should be WTFM. The GRUB manual is a C.F. of mayhem and obscurity as it is, but it's a waste land of nothingness when it comes to UEFI. So RTFM? That's pure GRUB comedy. Maybe it's an inside joke to tell people to go read non-existent documentation.
>
It's an empty discussion since I have no time to write this doc and
nobody else proposed himself to do it. Until this changes this
discussion has no point.
> Chris Murphy
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2012-09-25 12:17 ` [2.00] grub-install use on UEFI system? yannubuntu
2012-09-25 17:16 ` Chris Murphy
2012-09-25 18:42 ` yannubuntu
2012-09-26 6:21 ` Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
2012-09-26 8:07 ` yannubuntu
2012-09-26 9:12 ` Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
2012-09-26 16:54 ` Chris Murphy
2012-09-26 17:17 ` Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
2012-09-26 18:08 ` Chris Murphy
2012-09-26 18:22 ` Andrey Borzenkov
2012-09-26 18:39 ` Chris Murphy
2012-09-26 19:49 ` Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko [this message]
2012-09-26 20:45 ` Chris Murphy
2012-09-26 20:58 ` Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
2012-09-27 15:05 ` Andrey Borzenkov
2012-09-27 19:44 ` Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
2012-09-28 11:45 ` Andrey Borzenkov
[not found] <mailman.58.1348761613.15768.grub-devel@gnu.org>
2012-09-27 16:11 ` Tom Davies
2012-09-28 11:51 ` Andrey Borzenkov
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