From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1K0LUc-0001c5-MC for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 25 May 2008 15:02:54 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K0LUa-0001bI-5q for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 25 May 2008 15:02:52 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K0LUY-0001ad-EJ for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 25 May 2008 15:02:51 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=54527 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1K0LUY-0001aZ-6d for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 25 May 2008 15:02:50 -0400 Received: from smtp-vbr8.xs4all.nl ([194.109.24.28]:4739) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1K0LUX-0001iN-6A for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 25 May 2008 15:02:50 -0400 Received: from localhost.localdomain (249-174.surfsnel.dsl.internl.net [145.99.174.249]) by smtp-vbr8.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m4PJ2Hn3030360 for ; Sun, 25 May 2008 21:02:18 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from mgerards@xs4all.nl) From: Marco Gerards To: The development of GRUB 2 References: Mail-Copies-To: mgerards@xs4all.nl Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 21:05:32 +0200 In-Reply-To: (bean123ch@gmail.com's message of "Sun, 25 May 2008 19:32:27 +0800") Message-ID: <87prra9pc3.fsf@xs4all.nl> User-Agent: Gnus/5.110006 (No Gnus v0.6) Emacs/21.4 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: FreeBSD 4.6-4.9 Subject: Re: x86_64 EFI support for grub2 ? X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GRUB 2 List-Id: The development of GRUB 2 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 19:02:52 -0000 Hi, Bean writes: > I just wonder if anybody is working on x86_64 EFI support ? If none, > I'd like to add it soon, as it's essential for grub2 to work with > Apple's 64-bit Intel Mac. > > BTW, I notice that grub-mkimage for efi convert elf to efi internally, > how about use the gnu-efi tool chain, this could make it more portable > between ia32 and x86_64. Okuji made this choise. I do not recall why, you look it up. But I assume he had a good reason for this. Would it be hard to adopt his work for x86_64? -- Marco