[syslinux] menu.c32 - Return from sub-menu

Geert Stappers stappers at stappers.nl
Fri Dec 16 01:56:04 PST 2005


On Thu, Dec 15, 2005 at 04:44:46PM -0600, Murali Krishnan Ganapathy wrote:
> Lentz, Tim wrote:
> 
> >True, the advanced menus look great. 
> >
> >But I want to keep this as simple as possible as it will be handed off
> >to lab technicians at some point. They will need the ability to
> >add/modify the menus.
> >
> >So compiling is not the best answer for this implementation:
> >
> >"It requires that the menu is compiled from a simple C file, see
> >menu/simple.c and menu/complex.c for examples."
> >
> I am currently thinking of writing a python script which takes a 
> ini-like file which can declare the menu structure and generate the C code.
> This will make it easier for people to change the menus, but will not 
> eliminate the need for compilation.

Cool! Please keep us updated.

> Eventually, if I can get the parser implemented in C, then the need for 
> compiling will be eliminated.

Seems like a project for  'yacc'  (or is it 'lex'? )


Cheers
GSt




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