[syslinux] syslinux efi configuration file name proposal

[Ady]

> Hello Ady,
> 
> On Fri, Aug 01, 2014 at 08:35:27PM +0300, Ady wrote:
> > Goal: To have one USB drive capable of booting UEFI IA32 and UEFI X64 
> > (with an optional Syslinux menu containing multiple entries).
> > 
> > Problem (solved) #1: The default directory location for both 
> > syslinux.efi is the same.
> > 
> > Solution #1: Rename each syslinux.efi to bootx64.efi and to 
> > bootia32.efi.
> > 
> > Problem (solved) #2: Each syslinux.efi needs at least its respective 
> > ldlinux module.
> > 
> > Solution #2: Each ldlinux module is renamed with its corresponding 
> > file name extension according to firmware/architecture. Each 
> > syslinux.efi searches for its respective ldlinux.{e32,e64} module.
> > 
> > Problem (solved) #3: Similarly to the ldlinux module, the other 
> > modules also use the same file names for every firmware/architecture.
> > 
> > Solution #3: Use the PATH directive and a combination of relative and 
> > absolute path notation. This solution allows maintaining current 
> > configurations, tutorials, easy copying, in-common cfg files... as 
> > the same "c32" file name extension is kept for all alternatives.
> > 
> > 
> > Problem #4: The initial configuration file, "syslinux.cfg", is also 
> > using the same default file name and the same default location. The 
> > content of "syslinux.cfg" might not be in-common to both UEFI 
> > architectures (e.g. different values for the PATH directive).
> > 
> >  ---- 
> > 
> > Proposing a solution for Problem #4: syslinux.efi should look first 
> > for a corresponding "sysl<arch>.cfg", and then fallback to 
> > syslinux.cfg in the same searched-for location.
> 
> [...]
> 
> Your suggested proposal is, entirely by chance, almost exactly the same
> solution that I'm currently using in Knoppix since version 7.2, i.e.
> bitness-dependent ldlinux.e32/ldlinux.e64 and also a
> syslnx32.cfg/syslnx64.cfg with a fallback to syslinux.cfg. It's merely
> renaming and adding file names to the syslinux configuration file array,
> just a few lines of code. So far, the patch is only included on Knoppix,
> but feel free to use it on your distro as well.
> 
> I'd vote for acceptance of your proposal.
> 
> Regards
> -Klaus
> 

Hello Klaus,

Is there any chance to see your customized Syslinux 6.xx source code 
/ patch(es) / commits or alike? Is there any public URL?

TIA,
Ady.