Bug#419157: grub: preseed for some menu.lst options.

[Robert Millan]

On Fri, Apr 13, 2007 at 10:21:15PM -0300, Gustavo Franco wrote:
> Package: grub
> Version: 0.97-26
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> Hi Grub Maintainers,
> 
> I would like to see grub with preseed support (debconf) for at least
> kopt, groot, xen related options and memtest, but all of them that
> update-grub deals with would be great. With this feature in place
> debian-desktop will be able to use splashy and maybe a grub background
> without 'tainting' servers installations with unneded eye candy;
> custom debian distributions will have more flexibility to avoid keep
> their own grub with customized menu.lst 'in house' and stuff like
> that.
> 
> Could you tell me if you disagree with the feature or agree but isn't
> a priority for the team and you're open to accept patches, please?

We're about to replace update-grub completely with a new, modular
implementation designed with extensibility in mind.  This is a grub2-only
migration, but then again we're going to replace grub with grub2 anyway ;-)

Would you please either look at my current proposal in grub-devel, or wait
a while untill it's committed upstream and pulled into the package ?

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