>>"Yann" == Yann Dirson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Yann> On Fri, Aug 24, 2001 at 02:12:49AM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> when installing memtest86, the postinst could grep /etc/lilo.conf >> for /boot/memtest86.bin and, if found, offer to run lilo. just an >> idea.
Yann> Right. Probably other booloaders could be handled as well. Yann> Such a mechanism is already implemented by kernel-package, I Yann> don't know how easy it could be reused. Maybe this could be Yann> turned into a somewhat generic API to bootloaders. Yann> How do others feel ? Colin Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> has already started work on something like this for kernel package. I am going to quote (I hope colin does not mind me disseminating this to a wider audience of intrested parties) Colin> Just thought I'd let you know that work is progressing on Colin> kernel-package2. I have separated out almost all the Colin> loader-specific logic into separate .pm modules, and Colin> kernel-package can at least make a kernel package. Installing Colin> it is another matter :) Colin> If you're curious, very preliminary packages can be found at: Colin> URL:http://monk.verbum.org/~walters/debian/experimental> Colin> The source is also browsable online at: Colin> URL:http://web.verbum.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/debian/> Colin> I'll let you know once I have something at the point where it Colin> can really be critiqued; the current state is still fairly Colin> experimental. manoj -- "Success covers a multitude of blunders." George Bernard Shaw Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C