Bazaar workflow for GRUB

Hi, Attached is the initial version of workflow document for GRUB contributions. I am yet to get right DVCS right, so I suspect it might have minor differences from what other developers are following already. Let me know your comments. -- bvk.chaitanya GNU GRUB Workflow GNU GRUB project re

Re: [PATCH] Manipulate mbi in abstract way

Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko wrote: > It cleans up some mess in grub_multiboot and allows easier code sharing > with upcomming tagged mbi > > Reviewed on IRC, tested with Hurd and NetBSD. Comitted -- Regards Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko signature.asc Description: OpenPGP

Re: [PATC] Unit testing framework adjusted over trunk

Hi, This has been committed to trunk with some minor changes. Its been reviewed by Vladimir (over IRC). thanks, -- bvk.chaitanya ___ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel

[multiboot] abstractmbi, modules

Hi, I made some tests with the people/phcoder/abstractmbi branch, but I'm a bit late reporting them... Better late than never I guess :-) I compiled the branch and installed GRUB from Linux on a USB stick, and then booted my NetBSD box from the stick, with multiboot. It worked like a charm

[PATCH] Multiboot video support

-- Regards Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko === added file 'ChangeLog.mbivid' --- ChangeLog.mbivid 1970-01-01 00:00:00 + +++ ChangeLog.mbivid 2010-01-14 14:44:14 + @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +2010-01-14 Vladimir Serbinenko + + Video multiboot support. + + * include/grub/multiboot.h (grub_m

Re: [multiboot] abstractmbi, modules

Grégoire Sutre wrote: > Hi, > > I made some tests with the people/phcoder/abstractmbi branch, but I'm > a bit late reporting them... Better late than never I guess :-) > > I compiled the branch and installed GRUB from Linux on a USB stick, > and then booted my NetBSD box from the stick, with multi

[PATCH] Command-line format clarification

There is some amount of confusion regarding command line format. I propose following clarification: === modified file 'doc/multiboot.texi' --- doc/multiboot.texi2010-01-12 16:49:46 + +++ doc/multiboot.texi2010-01-14 15:36:23 + @@ -707,7 +707,11 @@ If bit 2 of the @samp{flags} longw

[multiboot] command-line format

Hi, Vladimir just sent a patch regarding this issue, but I had this long (sorry!) email almost finished already, so here it is. And this might give more context for Vladimir's email. As mentioned in a previous thread, I had some problems getting multiboot options recognized by the NetBSD ke

Re: [multiboot] abstractmbi, modules

Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko wrote: It's known problem: xen makes inappropriate assumptions about mbi placement I'm wondering why it works with the NetBSD boot-loader. What are these assumptions? Grégoire ___ Grub-devel mailing list G

Re: [multiboot] command-line format

Solaris uses the first argument (and it is essential to the kernel loading process actually). I've worked around the removal of the original arg0 string by passing the kernel name twice, ie: skern=/platform/i86pc/kernel/unix multiboot $skern $skern ... --S On Jan 14, 2010, at 8:5

Re: Bazaar workflow for GRUB

BVK Chaitanya wrote: Attached is the initial version of workflow document for GRUB contributions. I am yet to get right DVCS right, so I suspect it might have minor differences from what other developers are following already. I can't comment on details, but thank you for this. It is very he

lua 'grub.run' does not return message text

When I run err,msg = grub.run("ls") only the variable err is filled with the exit code. msg is still nil .. I saw documentation that grub.run is supposed to return the output in the second variable. I use lua from grub-extras repository http://bzr.savannah.gnu.org/lh/grub-extras/ checked out

Re: [multiboot] command-line format

Seth Goldberg wrote: Solaris uses the first argument (and it is essential to the kernel loading process actually). That's good to know, thanks. So the list of multiboot-compliant kernels that (are known to) assume a GRUB Legacy command-line format becomes: Xen, Solaris, NetBSD. Does any

Re: [multiboot] command-line format

Quoting Grégoire Sutre, who wrote the following on Fri, 15 Jan 2010: Seth Goldberg wrote: Solaris uses the first argument (and it is essential to the kernel loading process actually). That's good to know, thanks. So the list of multiboot-compliant kernels that (are known to) assume a G

Re: [multiboot] command-line format

Seth Goldberg wrote: Linux doesn't use multiboot -- it has its own convention for passing information between the boot loader and the kernel. Ok. I was refering to Robert's email mentioning wraplinux: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2010-01/msg00046.html I glanced over the cod

Re: [PATCH] Some tests using unit-testing-framework

An updated patch for the same is attached. Its been updated to the latest trunk (with unit-testing-framework). -- bvk.chaitanya === added file 'ChangeLog.some-testcases' --- ChangeLog.some-testcases1970-01-01 00:00:00 + +++ ChangeLog.some-testcases2010-01-09 04:56:25 + @@ -0,0