On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 3:07 PM, Andrew Lutomirski <l...@mit.edu> wrote: > On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 1:01 PM, Eric Griffith <egriffit...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Grub2-mkconfig works fine on F23. Maybe not for complex operations but for >> general modifications to /etc/default/grub it creates a perfectly working >> grub.cfg > > Sure, but do we support grub2-mkconfig?
Yes it's supported, it's used by the installer to get a base grub.cfg to work with; and then shortly thereafter grubby comes by and makes modifications after each initramfs is created. While grub-mkconfig is not used automatically thereafter, it's still supported in that any bugs found which adversely affect install time grub.cfg creation must be fixed. > If yes, why don't we use it for real. If no, then users are asking > for trouble by using upstream-supported tools. We do use it for real, but switching from grubby to grub-mkconfig is just rearranging the deck chairs. It doesn't actually make anything more reliable, or more understandable. Try stracing grub2-mkconfig and all of its children (use -ff and -o) and be prepared to be awed by the result. -- Chris Murphy -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org http://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org
