[syslinux] SYSLINUX 3.71 released

H. Peter Anvin hpa at zytor.com
Fri Aug 1 08:31:54 PDT 2008


Ferenc Wagner wrote:
> 
>> * Optionally allow initrd to be specified on a separate line
>>   rather than as part of the "append" line.  This is not
>>   recommended, but apparently makes life easier for some
>>   tools.
> 
> Out of curiosity, why is it not recommended?

Lack of backward compatibility, for one thing.

The recommendation is stylistic, though, not technical.

	-hpa




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