[syslinux] global APPEND directive

[Gene Cumm]

On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 1:48 PM, Ady <ady-sf at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 02/11/2013 05:23 AM, Ady wrote:
>> >
>> > I am more confused now, because the behavior of the global APPEND
>> > directive seems inconsistent between a cfg file and the command
>> > prompt.
>> >
>> > In a cfg file, there are multiple ways to override the global append.
>> > In the command prompt, there seems to be no way at all to override
>> > it.
>> >
>>
>> That's correct.
>>
>> Global APPEND was a feature copied for LILO, and by and large it was a
>> mistake.  If I would have done it all over, I wouldn't even have had an
>> APPEND command but rather have had each KERNEL statement be the full
>> command line.
>>
>>       -hpa
>
> Well, that's the history. In _part_, the APPEND section of the
> command, or the final full command, seem "the same" in this context.
>
> I am still interested in possible solutions, or at least workarounds,
> to the questions:
>
> 1_ From the command prompt, is there any method to override the
> global APPEND?

iirc, none.

> 2_ In the cfg file, is there any method to merge a global APPEND with
> a specific APPEND stated after a specific LABEL (kernel)?

iirc, that should just work.

> For the second question, would "ONERROR" be a potential "workaround"?
> Are there any other directives or c32 modules that would help achieve
> the desired results?
>
> Of course, if there are real "solutions" for each of both situations,
> it would be much better (this is not just curiosity; I indeed have
> practical cases in mind).

What version(s)?

-- 
-Gene