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FS#18711 - [grub2] 1.98-2 removes grub.cfg on install

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Pierre Schmitz (Pierre) - Tuesday, 16 March 2010, 16:40 GMT
Last edited by Ronald van Haren (pressh) - Tuesday, 16 March 2010, 18:22 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Ronald van Haren (pressh)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

By removing boot/grub/grub.cfg from the backup array pacman will move that file to grub.pacsave which will result in an unbootable system if this stays unnoticed until the next reboot.

In addition to this the install script tries to create the grub.cfg file instead of providing an example file.
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Closed by  Ronald van Haren (pressh)
Tuesday, 16 March 2010, 18:22 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  added it back to backup array & create example config file as grub.cfg.example with the 1.98-3 release
Comment by Ronald van Haren (pressh) - Tuesday, 16 March 2010, 18:11 GMT
I'll put it back in the backup array... i was wondering wether to create an example file on first install or install it as grub.cfg right away. Why do we want an .example file?

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