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Re: device syntax again


From: Marco Gerards
Subject: Re: device syntax again
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 12:22:33 +0000
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Hollis Blanchard <address@hidden> writes:

> The 'alias' suggestion is not bad, but it is one extra annoyance. "You
> can use Open Firmware device names in GRUB, unless they contain a
> comma. If they contain a comma, you must create an alias first." I see
> that as an implementation detail that users shouldn't have to think
> about.

Right.  But if you allow a comma, you'll create an ugly exception and
I think the code shared between the archs get really ugly because of
this.

--
Marco





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