From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1DJ3nc-0007rA-Ik for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Apr 2005 02:14:00 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1DJ3nH-0007mp-09 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Apr 2005 02:13:39 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DJ3nF-0007g8-5E for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Apr 2005 02:13:37 -0400 Received: from [145.74.66.11] (helo=mail-cn.han.nl) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1DJ46B-0007QU-4u for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Apr 2005 02:33:11 -0400 Received: from vscan-cn.han.nl (venus.han.nl [145.74.65.6]) by mail-cn.han.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1BA089243 for ; Wed, 6 Apr 2005 08:32:49 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mail-cn.han.nl ([145.74.66.11]) by vscan-cn.han.nl (venus.han.nl [145.74.65.6]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 27940-01 for ; Wed, 6 Apr 2005 08:32:48 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mail1.han.nl (mail1.han.nl [145.74.103.11]) by mail-cn.han.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id EE7CA8DCA for ; Wed, 6 Apr 2005 08:32:47 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost.localdomain (mgerards.xs4all.nl [82.92.27.129]) by mail1.han.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id ABDDEC046 for ; Wed, 6 Apr 2005 08:32:47 +0200 (CEST) Mail-Copies-To: metgerards@student.han.nl To: The development of GRUB 2 References: <78d5a6962754dbc4b0f64fb15ffd7b79@penguinppc.org> <200504050741.17929.okuji@enbug.org> <586cd7c33d0accab0a0305828b8a41fb@penguinppc.org> <87oectxjd3.fsf@student.han.nl> <91c22e6070f38158827c1d28b16e13d9@penguinppc.org> From: Marco Gerards Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2005 08:32:47 +0200 In-Reply-To: <91c22e6070f38158827c1d28b16e13d9@penguinppc.org> (Hollis Blanchard's message of "Tue, 5 Apr 2005 17:53:55 -0500") Message-ID: <87u0mkbek0.fsf@student.han.nl> User-Agent: Gnus/5.1007 (Gnus v5.10.7) Emacs/21.3 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new (2.2.0) at vscan-cn.han.nl Subject: Re: partition layouts - "root" 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: Wed, 06 Apr 2005 06:13:40 -0000 Hollis Blanchard writes: >> Personally I do not care about if GRUB is confusing for linux users. >> As I see it, GRUB is not only a linux loader. > > I see that Mach also uses "root" as a kernel argument. I certainly > agree that GRUB is not only a Linux loader. However I strongly > disagree that we should intentionally confuse Linux users. It is not intentionally to confuse people. > Perhaps using "grubroot", "grubprefix", "grubbase", or similar will be > acceptable? For me it is, of course, open or discussion. However, I just like `root'. I do not like the grub prefix. When removing the prefix grubroot and grubprefix are not possible. Perhaps base, but you would have to convince Okuji. >>> I cannot find any grub_env_get("root") callers. >> >> I thought I have changed the command to the variable. But perhaps >> this was only done for prefix (although that would be weird...). In >> that case we need a `root' variable. It is high on my todo list now, >> but don't rely too much on me and my todo list and please write it if >> you need it. It is the right thing to do it this way. > > So each menu entry should look something like this? > title foo > set root=bar > multiboot /kernel That is right. Thanks, Marco