Bug#1017741: [PATCH] Update package description for EFI*
Hi, > -Original Message- > From: Colin Watson > To: Osamu Aoki , 1017...@bugs.debian.org > Subject: Re: Bug#1017741: [PATCH] Update package description for EFI* > Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2022 20:24:32 +0100 > > On Sat, Aug 20, 2022 at 03:50:44AM +0900, Osamu Aoki wrote: > > diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control > > index 71cca4436..74769e0eb 100644 > > --- a/debian/control > > +++ b/debian/control > > @@ -263,11 +263,11 @@ Description: GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 > > (EFI-IA32 > > modules) > > update-grub. > > . > > This package contains GRUB modules that have been built for use with the > > - EFI-IA32 architecture, as used by Intel Macs (unless a BIOS interface has > > - been activated). It can be installed in parallel with other flavours, but > > - will not automatically install GRUB as the active boot loader nor > > - automatically update grub.cfg on upgrade unless grub-efi-ia32 is also > > - installed. > > + EFI-IA32 architecture, as used by modern PCs with UEFI (unless a legacy PC > > + BIOS interface has been activated). It can be installed in parallel with > > + other flavours, but will not automatically install GRUB as the active boot > > + loader nor automatically update grub.cfg on upgrade unless grub-efi-ia32 > > is > > + also installed. > > > > Package: grub-efi-ia32-dbg > > Section: debug > > @@ -296,9 +296,9 @@ Description: GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 > > (EFI-IA32 > > version) > > update-grub. > > . > > This is a dependency package for a version of GRUB that has been built for > > - use with the EFI-IA32 architecture, as used by Intel Macs (unless a BIOS > > - interface has been activated). Installing this package indicates that > > this > > - version of GRUB should be the active boot loader. > > + use with the EFI-IA32 architecture, as used by modern PCs with UEFI > > (unless a > > + legacy PC BIOS interface has been activated). Installing this package > > + indicates that this version of GRUB should be the active boot loader. > > > > Package: grub-efi-ia32-signed-template > > Architecture: i386 > > This part of the patch looks wrong. The efi-ia32 platform (i.e. 32-bit > firmware; note that this is *not* about which OS architecture is in use) > is in fact suitable for only very few modern PCs; IIRC there were a few > others beyond just Intel Macs, though I think Intel Macs were still the > majority sold. > > The changes look more accurate for the efi-amd64 platform (i.e. 64-bit > firmware). Come to think of, you are 100% correct.
Bug#1017741: [PATCH] Update package description for EFI*
On Sat, Aug 20, 2022 at 03:50:44AM +0900, Osamu Aoki wrote: > diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control > index 71cca4436..74769e0eb 100644 > --- a/debian/control > +++ b/debian/control > @@ -263,11 +263,11 @@ Description: GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 > (EFI-IA32 modules) > update-grub. > . > This package contains GRUB modules that have been built for use with the > - EFI-IA32 architecture, as used by Intel Macs (unless a BIOS interface has > - been activated). It can be installed in parallel with other flavours, but > - will not automatically install GRUB as the active boot loader nor > - automatically update grub.cfg on upgrade unless grub-efi-ia32 is also > - installed. > + EFI-IA32 architecture, as used by modern PCs with UEFI (unless a legacy PC > + BIOS interface has been activated). It can be installed in parallel with > + other flavours, but will not automatically install GRUB as the active boot > + loader nor automatically update grub.cfg on upgrade unless grub-efi-ia32 is > + also installed. > > Package: grub-efi-ia32-dbg > Section: debug > @@ -296,9 +296,9 @@ Description: GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 > (EFI-IA32 version) > update-grub. > . > This is a dependency package for a version of GRUB that has been built for > - use with the EFI-IA32 architecture, as used by Intel Macs (unless a BIOS > - interface has been activated). Installing this package indicates that this > - version of GRUB should be the active boot loader. > + use with the EFI-IA32 architecture, as used by modern PCs with UEFI (unless > a > + legacy PC BIOS interface has been activated). Installing this package > + indicates that this version of GRUB should be the active boot loader. > > Package: grub-efi-ia32-signed-template > Architecture: i386 This part of the patch looks wrong. The efi-ia32 platform (i.e. 32-bit firmware; note that this is *not* about which OS architecture is in use) is in fact suitable for only very few modern PCs; IIRC there were a few others beyond just Intel Macs, though I think Intel Macs were still the majority sold. The changes look more accurate for the efi-amd64 platform (i.e. 64-bit firmware). -- Colin Watson (he/him) [cjwat...@debian.org]
Bug#1017741: [PATCH] Update package description for EFI*
Source: grub2 Version: 2.04-20 Severity: minor Tags: patch Most modern PCs has been sold with UEFI support for more than 10 years. Microsoft's certification requirements for now obsolete Windows 8 required UEFI since 2012. In 2006, Intel Mac was practically the only one but now Macs are ARM-based. So mentioning Macs here is misleading. (Patch file may be sent separately.) -- System Information: Debian Release: bookworm/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 5.18.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/12 CPU threads; PREEMPT) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_US:en Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) LSM: AppArmor: enabled >From 4ee56739aa78d51224c27a4ea1164160b2368347 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Osamu Aoki Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2022 03:31:54 +0900 Subject: [PATCH] Update package description for EFI* Most modern PCs has been sold with UEFI support for more than 10 years. Microsoft's certification requirements for now obsolete Windows 8 required UEFI since 2012. In 2006, Intel Mac was practically the only one but now Macs are ARM-based. So mentioning Macs here is misleading. Signed-off-by: Osamu Aoki --- debian/control | 32 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control index 71cca4436..74769e0eb 100644 --- a/debian/control +++ b/debian/control @@ -263,11 +263,11 @@ Description: GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (EFI-IA32 modules) update-grub. . This package contains GRUB modules that have been built for use with the - EFI-IA32 architecture, as used by Intel Macs (unless a BIOS interface has - been activated). It can be installed in parallel with other flavours, but - will not automatically install GRUB as the active boot loader nor - automatically update grub.cfg on upgrade unless grub-efi-ia32 is also - installed. + EFI-IA32 architecture, as used by modern PCs with UEFI (unless a legacy PC + BIOS interface has been activated). It can be installed in parallel with + other flavours, but will not automatically install GRUB as the active boot + loader nor automatically update grub.cfg on upgrade unless grub-efi-ia32 is + also installed. Package: grub-efi-ia32-dbg Section: debug @@ -296,9 +296,9 @@ Description: GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (EFI-IA32 version) update-grub. . This is a dependency package for a version of GRUB that has been built for - use with the EFI-IA32 architecture, as used by Intel Macs (unless a BIOS - interface has been activated). Installing this package indicates that this - version of GRUB should be the active boot loader. + use with the EFI-IA32 architecture, as used by modern PCs with UEFI (unless a + legacy PC BIOS interface has been activated). Installing this package + indicates that this version of GRUB should be the active boot loader. Package: grub-efi-ia32-signed-template Architecture: i386 @@ -325,11 +325,11 @@ Description: GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (EFI-AMD64 modules) update-grub. . This package contains GRUB modules that have been built for use with the - EFI-AMD64 architecture, as used by Intel Macs (unless a BIOS interface has - been activated). It can be installed in parallel with other flavours, but - will not automatically install GRUB as the active boot loader nor - automatically update grub.cfg on upgrade unless grub-efi-amd64 is also - installed. + EFI-AMD64 architecture, as used by modern PCs with UEFI (unless a legacy PC + BIOS interface has been activated). It can be installed in parallel with + other flavours, but will not automatically install GRUB as the active boot + loader nor automatically update grub.cfg on upgrade unless grub-efi-amd64 is + also installed. Package: grub-efi-amd64-dbg Section: debug @@ -358,9 +358,9 @@ Description: GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (EFI-AMD64 version) update-grub. . This is a dependency package for a version of GRUB that has been built for - use with the EFI-AMD64 architecture, as used by Intel Macs (unless a BIOS - interface has been activated). Installing this package indicates that this - version of GRUB should be the active boot loader. + use with the EFI-AMD64 architecture, as used by modern PCs with UEFI (unless + a legacy PC BIOS interface has been activated). Installing this package + indicates that this version of GRUB should be the active boot loader. Package: grub-efi-amd64-signed-template Architecture: amd64 -- 2.35.1
