tags 390473 upstream wontfix thanks On Tue, Oct 24, 2006 at 11:21:05PM +0200, Luca Capello wrote: > > On Sat, Oct 14, 2006 at 09:36:57PM +0200, Robert Millan wrote: > [something already present in the bug report] > >> According to upstream (IRC), this behaviour is consistent with GRUB2 > >> having its > >> own variable support (and namespace..). So you really need to use this new > >> syntax (I'll take this into account for my work on update-grub2). > >> > >> Can we close this bug now? > > While the original bug can be considered close, the boot panic > remains, as I explained in my first post: > On Sun, 01 Oct 2006 15:54:00 +0200, Luca Capello wrote: > > After a `grub-install /dev/hda` and a reboot, grub2 entered in a > > panic state at boot. Hopefully, the panic is reproducible, even on > > qemu: create the following stanza (you can substitute $ with a > > second { ): > > > > menuentry "test" { $ } > >
That's because of syntax error. Both $ and { are reserved characters and must be used consistently. AFAICT, upstream doesn't consider this a bug. If you disagree, can you take this up with them? -- Robert Millan My spam trap is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: this address is only intended for spam harvesters. Writing to it will get you added to my black list. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]