[syslinux] Menu system bug - MENU DEFAULT not working

[Gert Hulselmans]

LABEL names need to have an unique name.

So "LABEL -" doesn't fit that.

Greetings,
- Gert

2012/10/10 Ady <ady-sf at hotmail.com>:
>
> From:                   Matt Fleming <matt at console-pimps.org>
> Date sent:              Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:32:07 +0100
>
> Subject:                Re: [syslinux] Menu system bug - MENU DEFAULT not
> working
>
>> On Tue, 2012-10-09 at 23:09 +0200, Tomas M wrote:
>> > > Where xxx is a *different* menu. I count 4. Are you able to reproduce
>> > > the problem with a simpler config file?
>> >
>> > yes, I sent simplified config to this list few weeks ago.
>> > It can be seen in the mailing list archive:
>> > http://www.syslinux.org/archives/2012-September/018012.html
>> >
>> > Thank you for the time you spend on this
>>
>> With that config I can reproduce the original bug you reported, where
>> the MENU DEFAULT directive is ignored, but I can't reproduce the random
>> default jumping around bug that happens with the config file you posted
>> yesterday (9th Oct). It's the random default bug that I think needs a
>> simpler config file. Is there any way that you can make the syslinux.cfg
>> you posted yesterday smaller?
>>
>> --
>> Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center
>>
>
> Maybe this (simpler and first) cfg is enough for testing:
>
>    ***   START SYSLINUX.CFG 1  ***
>
> UI menu.c32
> PROMPT 0
> MENU CLEAR
>
> MENU BEGIN 0000
>    LABEL -
>    MENU DEFAULT
>    MENU LABEL [ ] Persistent changes
>    MENU GOTO 1000
> MENU END
>
> MENU BEGIN 1000
>    LABEL -
>    MENU DEFAULT
>    MENU LABEL [*] Persistent changes
>    MENU GOTO 0000
> MENU END
>
>    ***   END SYSLINUX.CFG 1   ***
>
>
>
>
> The next (second) step would be something like:
>
>
>
>    ***   START SYSLINUX.CFG 2  ***
>
> UI menu.c32
> PROMPT 0
>
> MENU CLEAR
>
> MENU BEGIN 0000
>    LABEL -
>    MENU DEFAULT
>    MENU LABEL [ ] Persistent changes
>    MENU GOTO 1000
>    LABEL -
>    MENU LABEL [ ] Graphical desktop
>    MENU GOTO 0101
> MENU END
>
> MENU BEGIN 0001
>    LABEL -
>    MENU LABEL [ ] Persistent changes
>    MENU GOTO 1000
>    LABEL -
>    MENU DEFAULT
>    MENU LABEL [ ] Graphical desktop
>    MENU GOTO 0101
> MENU END
>
>
> MENU BEGIN 0100
>    LABEL -
>    MENU DEFAULT
>    MENU LABEL [ ] Persistent changes
>    MENU GOTO 1100
>    LABEL -
>    MENU LABEL [*] Graphical desktop
>    MENU GOTO 0001
> MENU END
>
> MENU BEGIN 0101
>    LABEL -
>    MENU LABEL [ ] Persistent changes
>    MENU GOTO 1100
>    LABEL -
>    MENU DEFAULT
>    MENU LABEL [*] Graphical desktop
>    MENU GOTO 0001
> MENU END
>
>
> MENU BEGIN 1000
>    LABEL -
>    MENU DEFAULT
>    MENU LABEL [*] Persistent changes
>    MENU GOTO 0000
>    LABEL -
>    MENU LABEL [ ] Graphical desktop
>    MENU GOTO 1101
> MENU END
>
> MENU BEGIN 1001
>    LABEL -
>    MENU LABEL [*] Persistent changes
>    MENU GOTO 0000
>    LABEL -
>    MENU DEFAULT
>    MENU LABEL [ ] Graphical desktop
>    MENU GOTO 1101
> MENU END
>
> MENU BEGIN 1100
>    LABEL -
>    MENU DEFAULT
>    MENU LABEL [*] Persistent changes
>    MENU GOTO 0100
>    LABEL -
>    MENU LABEL [*] Graphical desktop
>    MENU GOTO 1001
> MENU END
>
> MENU BEGIN 1101
>    LABEL -
>    MENU LABEL [*] Persistent changes
>    MENU GOTO 0100
>    LABEL -
>    MENU DEFAULT
>    MENU LABEL [*] Graphical desktop
>    MENU GOTO 1001
> MENU END
>
>
>    ***   END SYSLINUX.CFG 2   ***
>
> HTH.
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