Re: Automatically detect other OSs and generate grub entries

[Arun Isaac]

Ludovic Courtès writes:

> Amirouche Boubekki <address@hidden> skribis:
>
>> On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 3:39 PM Ludovic Courtès <address@hidden> wrote:
>>
>>> Arun Isaac <address@hidden> skribis:
>>>
>>> > Instead of having to manually specify custom grub entries in config.scm,
>>> > can Guix use os-prober to automatically detect other operating system
>>> > and generate grub entries?
>>> >
>>> > https://joeyh.name/code/os-prober/
>>>
>>> I think there is value in having everything in the GuixSD config, which
>>> can then be put under version control.
>>>
>>> Now, I have a single OS on my machines so I’m probably not part of the
>>> target audience.  :-)
>>
>> My understanding is that os-probe could generate part of GuixSD config.
>
> Ah yes, that’d be easy and useful.  The first step would be to make a
> package for it.

I have packaged os-prober.

https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=28281