[syslinux] [PATCH 0/9] linux/syslinux: support ext2/3/4 device

Geert Stappers stappers at stappers.nl
Wed Jan 7 21:29:33 PST 2015


On Thu, Jan 08, 2015 at 09:23:41AM +0800, Robert Yang wrote:
> On 01/08/2015 09:19 AM, Ady wrote:
> > <snip/>
> >
> >This is not just "some naming change while maintaining the same
> >features and dependencies". And even if it was just that, how many
> >users' scripts (and packages) are we willing to screw (yet again),
> >right now (after 6.03 has been finally adopted)?
> >
> >I am not against changes. I hope for improvements. As final user (who
> >BTW is still stuck at version 4.07 because of bugs in 6.xx), I am just
> >raising a point: let's try to introduce improvements while maintaining
> >as much backward compatibility as possible.
> >
> >Perhaps the mtools/syslinux installer should remain, and a new
> >installer could be introduced too? It might help with some transition
> >period, updating documents, packages, dependencies, bug reports...
> 
> Sounds good to me, e2fs/syslinux is more easier to maintain, I'd like to
> add an e2fs/syslinux if possible.

FWIW: the syslinux commits mailing list had activity earlier this week  :-)


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Geert Stappers
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