Hi, > -----Original Message----- > From: Colin Watson <cjwat...@debian.org> > To: Osamu Aoki <os...@debian.org>, 1017...@bugs.debian.org > Subject: Re: Bug#1017741: [PATCH] Update package description for EFI* > Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2022 20:24:32 +0100 > > On Sat, Aug 20, 2022 at 03:50:44AM +0900, Osamu Aoki wrote: > > diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control > > index 71cca4436..74769e0eb 100644 > > --- a/debian/control > > +++ b/debian/control > > @@ -263,11 +263,11 @@ Description: GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 > > (EFI-IA32 > > modules) > > update-grub. > > . > > This package contains GRUB modules that have been built for use with the > > - EFI-IA32 architecture, as used by Intel Macs (unless a BIOS interface has > > - been activated). It can be installed in parallel with other flavours, but > > - will not automatically install GRUB as the active boot loader nor > > - automatically update grub.cfg on upgrade unless grub-efi-ia32 is also > > - installed. > > + EFI-IA32 architecture, as used by modern PCs with UEFI (unless a legacy PC > > + BIOS interface has been activated). It can be installed in parallel with > > + other flavours, but will not automatically install GRUB as the active boot > > + loader nor automatically update grub.cfg on upgrade unless grub-efi-ia32 > > is > > + also installed. > > > > Package: grub-efi-ia32-dbg > > Section: debug > > @@ -296,9 +296,9 @@ Description: GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 > > (EFI-IA32 > > version) > > update-grub. > > . > > This is a dependency package for a version of GRUB that has been built for > > - use with the EFI-IA32 architecture, as used by Intel Macs (unless a BIOS > > - interface has been activated). Installing this package indicates that > > this > > - version of GRUB should be the active boot loader. > > + use with the EFI-IA32 architecture, as used by modern PCs with UEFI > > (unless a > > + legacy PC BIOS interface has been activated). Installing this package > > + indicates that this version of GRUB should be the active boot loader. > > > > Package: grub-efi-ia32-signed-template > > Architecture: i386 > > This part of the patch looks wrong. The efi-ia32 platform (i.e. 32-bit > firmware; note that this is *not* about which OS architecture is in use) > is in fact suitable for only very few modern PCs; IIRC there were a few > others beyond just Intel Macs, though I think Intel Macs were still the > majority sold. > > The changes look more accurate for the efi-amd64 platform (i.e. 64-bit > firmware).
Come to think of, you are 100% correct.
