>>>>> "Greg" == Greg Ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Greg> On 19 September 2001, Derrik Pates said:
>> On Wed, 19 Sep 2001, Greg Ward wrote:
>>
>> > # grub-install --root-dir=/floppy '(fd0)'
>>
>> Um. You have to type it _exactly_ - --root-dir isn't going to
>> work, you have to type --root-directory.
Greg> Sigh. I have been spoiled by command-line parsers that
Greg> handle abbrevations.
Greg> <rant disclaimer="I do like GRUB, really I do"> This is the
Greg> kind of simple, silly usability glitch that causes people to
Greg> turn their backs on a program pretty quickly. I'm not
Greg> referring to the fact that the option parser doesn't handle
Greg> abbreviations; that's just a feature. What is really key
Greg> here is the fact that grub-install failed to give me a
Greg> clear, simple error message like "Unrecognized option:
Greg> --root-dir". If it had done that, I would have slapped my
Greg> forehead, tried --root-directory, and not had to bother the
Greg> list. Accurately complaining about unrecognized
Greg> command-line options is not glamorous, sexy programming. It
Greg> is, however, utterly essential if people are going to be
Greg> able to *use* the software in the real world. </rant>
<rant with a touch of sarcasm>
It really irritates me when people complain about OpenSource
applications with out sending a patch.
</rant>
Greg> OK, this time I ran # grub-install --root-directory=/floppy
Greg> '(fd0)'
Greg> and it's not entirely clear to me if the operation failed or
Greg> succeeded. (I'll know in a few minutes, when I try to boot
Greg> off this floppy.) Here's the output I got:
Greg> Probing devices to guess BIOS drives. This may take a long
Greg> time. expr: non-numeric argument
<rant with a touch of sarcasm>
And when they don't check the mailist list archive first as well (or
google or ...)
</rant>
Sincerely,
Adrian Phillips
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