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From: Mike Gilbert <floppym@g.o>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Gummiboot -> efibootmgr
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2016 15:57:38
Message-Id: CAJ0EP42YiqBRG27vZsh6GoUK0-90GQfXFr+6vvb2ixZzo-hpng@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Gummiboot -> efibootmgr by Peter Humphrey
1 On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 5:15 AM, Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××.uk> wrote:
2 > On Monday 22 Aug 2016 21:08:56 Neil Bothwick wrote:
3 >> On Mon, 22 Aug 2016 15:59:41 +0000, J. Roeleveld wrote:
4 >> > I really don't understand the urgency in treecleaning gummiboot.
5 >> > Like grub1, it will still work in 10 years time...
6 >>
7 >> I agree, just copy it to a local overlay.
8 >
9 > How would I manage the distfile, which at present is in dev.gentoo.org? I
10 > assume it will disappear from there when gummiboot is deleted. Should I
11 > create a files directory for it under /usr/local/portage/sys-boot/gummiboot?
12 > What would I do then with SRC_URI in the ebuild?
13
14 The file is in my personal devspace, and I will not be removing it for
15 the foreseeable future.
16
17 Also, if you are looking for a gummiboot replacement, please have a
18 look at me comments on the related bug report.
19
20 https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=556734#c16

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Re: [gentoo-user] Gummiboot -> efibootmgr Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××.uk>