On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 22:27, Arokux B. <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 5:49 PM, Keshav P R <[email protected]> > wrote: >> On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 19:44, Dieter Plaetinck <[email protected]> wrote: >>> On Fri, 2 Mar 2012 15:03:28 +0100 >>> "Arokux B." <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> The Google Summer of Code Page [1] lists GRUB2 as a possible feature for >>>> AIF. >>>> >>>> I wonder if this is a random idea or is it rather backed by majority of >>>> devs. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> Arokux >>>> >>>> [1] https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php?title=Google_Summer_of_Code >>> >>> random idea. >> >> It won't take much time to add grub2 support to AIF from Archboot, if >> I can convert the DIALOG command to the corresponding lib-ui ones. But >> right now grub2 is undergoing some changes (upstream) with the recent >> release of 2.00~beta0 and I am hacking Archboot to make the >> corresponding changes since the install process is also changing >> slightly. >> >> I guess once grub2 is stabilized, gpt+grub2+uefi support can be added >> to aif as a whole, or maybe with the larger process of actually >> merging Archboot's setup script (which is far better than AIF in the >> number of newer features/technologies it supports). >> >> So whose with me on merging the setup script, instead of just >> grub2/gpt inclusion? >>
This is more like a suggestion. I don't have time to participate in SOC due to reasons mentioned below. But this would solve the issue of havinf to maintain 2 install scripts for Archlinux (in 2 different isos). >> Regards. >> >> Keshav > > I'm with you, but I'm a complete newbie. Will you mentor me? ;) > > Thanks > Arokux Mentor you? I thought I should ask someone to mentor me (if I wanted to participate). But I am busy with my undergrad course/project and don't have time for SOC type stuff, not to mention that computer/software is not my undergrad field, to actually participate in these SOC projects (its mechanical). Anyway good luck to you. For a start look at Archboot's setup script https://projects.archlinux.org/archboot.git/tree/usr/share/archboot/installer/setup for ideas (and try to merge the script with AIF or port the Archboot script to lib-ui if possible). It is feature rich, but by no means easy to read (its also a 1 big scripts as opposed to AIF's many files approach). Regards. Keshav
