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[bug#35394] Bootloader localization
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Miguel |
Subject: |
[bug#35394] Bootloader localization |
Date: |
Fri, 26 Apr 2019 12:59:13 +0200 |
Hi everybody!
I've been working on these patches and I've been able to generate a
derivation with the format expected by Grub during bootloading, use it
in the grub.cfg file. I removed the test for the folder inside the
configuration file and added a check for the "locale" output during
the file generation. Maybe it is not quite elegant, but I'm open to
ideas. Now there are 4 patches instead of 3.
What do you think?
Best regards,
Miguel
PS: I CC'ed the mailing list too looking for other ideas.
El Tue, 23 Apr 2019 15:17:02 +0200
Miguel <address@hidden> escribió:
> Hello Guix!
>
> As a Grub translator, I've been hacking a little bit in order to
> provide locale information to Grub. I use Guix in a daily basis, as my
> main computer operating system, and I this is a key step in order to
> provide a better experience to the all kind of users, who may do not
> know other languages than their native one.
>
> My current idea, implemented in the following patches, is something
> along these lines:
> 1. Store locale information into boot-parameters file. This patch
> contains a quite silly test that requires wiser review.
> 2. Provide this information to the bootloader at the configuration
> time. This, ideally, should provided at installation time too, but
> I'm stuck seeing my first messages in english when grub asks for the
> whole-disk encryption passphrase as I don't know how to create a
> working core.img yet.
> 3. Add a snippet to the generated grub.cfg file with the language
> information. Some configurations, as /boot in a separate partition,
> does not work with this patch, but take it as a proof of concept.
>
> Lacking points:
> 1. No support for other bootloaders yet. I don't know any of them
> too much, but I'm unaware of their localization support.
> 2. Grub installation process is not transactional enough. I have
> some ideas for that, to be discussed in another thread, although one
> key point is tightly related with this topic: /boot/grub/locale
> generation. Having this folder as a derivation would make explicit
> the dependency, but I have to work more on this and I'm open to any
> ideas.
>
> WDYT?
>
> Best regards,
> Miguel
- [bug#35394] [PATCH 0/3] Bootloader localization, Miguel, 2019/04/23
- [bug#35394] [PATCH 2/3] system: Provide locale information to the bootloader., Miguel, 2019/04/23
- [bug#35394] [PATCH 1/3] system: Add locale to boot-parameters., Miguel, 2019/04/23
- [bug#35394] [PATCH 3/3] system: Use locale information in grub.cfg., Miguel, 2019/04/23
- [bug#35394] [PATCH 3/4] gnu: grub: Add locale output for bootloading., Miguel, 2019/04/26
- [bug#35394] [PATCH 4/4] system: Use locale information in grub.cfg., Miguel, 2019/04/26
- [bug#35394] Bootloader localization,
Miguel <=
- [bug#35394] [PATCH 0/3] Bootloader localization, Ludovic Courtès, 2019/04/29