On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 10:28 PM, Thomas Schmitt <scdbac...@gmx.net> wrote: > Hi, > > how about this: > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > The C program gets renamed to grub-mkiso.c. The binary gets > installed under two names: grub-mkiso and grub-mkrescue. > > If started as "grub-mkiso" the program implements the change in > the CLI. I.e. "--" marks the start of xorriso -as mkisofs options. > > If started as "grub-mkrescue", an own argument parser implements > the old behavior of the grub-mkrescue(.in) script.
What's the point of having to maintain two versions instead of one? > I.e. > unknown > arguments are used as xorriso -as mkisofs options. The unknown > argument "--" then causes xorriso -as mkisofs emulation to end. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > This would avoid to bother scripting users of grub-mkrescue > or maintainers of things like > http://www.unix.com/man-page/linux/1/GRUB-MKRESCUE/ > > The name grub-mkiso would be well appropriate because the program > produces GRUB2 bootable ISO images not only for rescue systems, > but also for system distributions and live CDs. > > Needed would be: > - Legacy parser in the C program compatible to old grub-mkrescue.in > - New help text in C program to reflect grub-mkiso CLI. > - Old help text in C program gets triggered by the legacy parser. > It should mention that there is also the more modern grub-mkiso. > - Update docs/grub.texi, describing grub-mkiso and mentioning that > grub-mkrescue is outdated. > > Except the legacy parser, all these tasks have to be addressed > anyway, in order to reflect the current change from grub-mkrescue.in > to grub-mkrescue.c. > > > Have a nice day :) > > Thomas > > > _______________________________________________ > Grub-devel mailing list > Grub-devel@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel _______________________________________________ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel
