[syslinux] Syslinux direction

[H. Peter Anvin]

Steffen Winterfeldt wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Feb 2005, Jim Cromie wrote:
> 
> 
>>Note that he said 'core'.
>>Wouldnt this be a perfect use of com32 extensions ?
> 
> 
> That was way before com32. But yes, com32 is a step into the right direction.
> 
> The point is that you need some hooks into syslinux, basically into the
> loader for a progress bar and into the error handler for feedback in case
> things go wrong.
> 

Actually you don't; a com32 program is perfectly capable of loading 
everything needed.  Some of the higher-level convenience functions I 
haven't released yet, because of lack of time; I have it working "in the 
lab" though.

One of the main goals for me is to support dynamic creation of 
initramfs, but the above is a side benefit.

I really, REALLY do not want to add more stuff into the assembly code.

	-hpa