[Vmdebootstrap-devel] Bug#742267: Bug#742267: drop extlinux config after Jessie

[Neil Williams]

retitle 742267 Avoid adding extlinux config when using grub2
severity 742267 minor
tag 742267 - moreinfo
thanks

On Mon, 3 Nov 2014 15:05:41 +0100
Petter Reinholdtsen <pere at hungry.com> wrote:

> [Neil Williams]
> > I didn't make that clear. If grub2 installs and configures cleanly
> > (versions in jessie and later), then extlinux is not configured by
> > vmdebootstrap.
> 
> As you can see from other bug reports, I've tested the grub2 support,
> and when fixing bug #767913 it is working fine for me.  So the problem
> this bug is about, not being able to upgrade the kernel in a
> vmdebootstraped installation, using grub is an OK solution. :)
> 
> I still believe extlinux should handle upgrades, but do not care much
> as I will use grub as soon as bug #767913 is fixed.
> 
> BTW, extlinux is still configured by vmdebootstrap.  If this is not
> intended, the code in the install_grub2() function need to be changed
> to drop extlinux if grub installed as it should.

That gets awkward because extlinux *is* needed alongside grub2 for
wheezy. Once Wheezy is oldstable, I'll change change this so that using
grub2 excludes all extlinux support. If there is a demand, I can
consider a backport to wheezy before uploading that version.

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Neil Williams
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