On Sun, Sep 17, 2006 at 12:31:59PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote: > On Sun, Sep 17, 2006 at 12:10:53PM +0200, Robert Millan wrote: > > > ofpathname is part of the ibm-powerpc-utils package (not the same as the > > > package currently in debian), and Aurelien Gerome is packaging it, since > > > yaboot also needs it over the kind-of-broken ofpath found in the yaboot > > > code, > > > so this should be less an issue than you think. > > > > Is grub2 usable without it? If it's not, we'd rather remove powerpc from > > the > > arch list for now. We don't want to provide a broken build do we? :) > > Well, as it will be uploaded ASAP, and the only problem will be NEW, it should > be no major problem, please don't remove it just now yet. It is not the > default, so breakage will only come to those who know what they do.
Ah, good. > Also, it will be an error at grub2 install time, not run time, and you should > maybe do like yaboot-installer, check an absence of ofpathname, and then > either try to use yaboot's ofpath, and if this one returns empty, abort and > inform the user. Can't we just depend on the package that provides ofpathname? -- Robert Millan My spam trap is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: this address is only intended for spam harvesters. Writing to it will get you added to my black list. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
