Control: tags -1 wontfix Control: close -1 On Wed, 6 Nov 2024 09:39:08 -0800 E Shattow <luc...@gmail.com> wrote: > Package: systemd > Version: 256.7-3 > Severity: normal > > Dear Maintainer, > > There is need in scripts and installation procedures for reliable > reporting of the EFI System Partition location that is mounted by > systemd: > > # bootctl -R > /boot/efi > > # bootctl -p > /dev/mmcblk0p2 > > However in common situations it is not possible (or not wanted) to > install the systemd boot loader currently in systemd-boot package, > which does contain the `bootctl` utility. > > Please promote or make available in packaging the `bootctl` command so > that it may be used in riscv64 architecture debian-installer (for > example) where to install devicetree dtb files. Another example of > where this may be useful is in the installation of Grub boot loader > that currently hard-codes the path as `/boot/efi` which is not > compatible with how the system actually mounts EFI System Partition, > as it may not always be in that location. Firstly though we need a > consistent reporting of where systemd has mounted EFI System Partition > and this is not present in /etc/fstab or any other configured file. > > This is necessary for trixie to resolve how the EFI System Partition > path can be determined within debian-installer so that the installed > system is bootable.
Sorry, but I have no intention of 1) adding more udebs for d-i, and 2) supporting the combination of bootctl and GRUB2. GRUB2 is the default bootloader in Debian, and you should use it with the toolings and assumptions that come with it. bootctl is for systemd-boot.
