[arch-general] Package grub Encourages Warnings to be Ignored.

[Amish]

On 09/12/18 6:50 am, Robin Broda via arch-general wrote:
> On 12/9/18 2:14 AM, Amish via arch-general wrote:
>> Simple is to use a tool in this case. Hand writing a full conf file is no way simple.
> Are you sure about that? Here's your handwritten 'full conf file'...
>
> menuentry "Linux" {
>      linux  /boot/vmlinuz-linux root=... rw
>      initrd /boot/intel-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux.img
> }
>
> Yes, that's all. Please don't spread FUD
>

You picked one line out of context and claiming that its FUD.

Thats because you have assumed that people will install only Linux. And 
that too plain Linux.

And that too no grub modules. No fancy stuff.

That too no failsafe stuff. Or LTS stuff. etc. etc.

Now if you have to hand write grub.cfg considering all of the above, I 
dont think its as easy as 4 lines above.

And I bet if you recommend above 4 lines to a normal user, he is going 
to make spelling mistake even in above 4 lines that you have given.

Or forget starting or ending braces some where or forget new line.

And then have a broken system in the end.

I am not saying dont write grub.conf on your own. I am saying that 
recommend tools first because tools are well tested and probes things 
much better.

If above 4 lines sufficed everyone and all cases - then yes its easy. 
But from user manual point of view you can not recommend hand written 
grub first.

Regards,

Amish.