[arch-releng] [archiso] syslinux 5 status

[Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi]

On 06/05/2013 10:42 PM, Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi wrote:
> Hello
> 
> This is just to say that syslinux 5 (now at version 5.10, not at this
> moment on [testing]), is still broken for PXE with our
> directory/configuration layout.
> All other bugs present in 5.01 are fixed in 5.10.
> 
> Upstream report is here [#1] and the changes needed for archiso are here
> [#2].
> 
> @tpowa: If you build 5.10 keep in [testing]. Thanks for understand.
> 
> Have a nice day!
> 
> [#1] http://www.syslinux.org/archives/2013-June/020063.html
> [#2] https://github.com/djgera/archiso/compare/master...experimental
> 

* With 5.11-pre1 this was finally fixed [#1].

* There is a small issue with new SYSAPPEND [#2], of course if not
fixed, we can still use IPAPPEND.

* With 6.00, CONFIG directive looks broken [#3]. Since this breaks our
syslinux scheme too early, no others things tested yet.


[#1] http://www.syslinux.org/archives/2013-June/020157.html
[#2] http://www.syslinux.org/archives/2013-June/020161.html
[#3] http://www.syslinux.org/archives/2013-June/020174.html


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Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi
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