Re: pkg/40258 (sysutils/grub does not work with ffs file systems with blocksize > 8K)

["Michael L. Hitch" <mhitch%lightning.msu.montana.edu@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/40258; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Michael L. Hitch" <mhitch%lightning.msu.montana.edu@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: gdt%NetBSD.org@localhost, pkg-manager%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: pkg/40258 (sysutils/grub does not work with ffs file systems
 with blocksize > 8K)
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:58:46 -0700 (MST)

 On Wed, 14 Dec 2011, gdt%NetBSD.org@localhost wrote:
 
 > Synopsis: sysutils/grub does not work with ffs file systems with blocksize > 
 > 8K
 >
 > Responsible-Changed-From-To: pkg-manager->gdt
 > Responsible-Changed-By: gdt%NetBSD.org@localhost
 > Responsible-Changed-When: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:20:28 +0000
 > Responsible-Changed-Why:
 > I am volunteering to close this if it's appropriate to do so.
 >
 >
 > State-Changed-From-To: open->feedback
 > State-Changed-By: gdt%NetBSD.org@localhost
 > State-Changed-When: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:20:28 +0000
 > State-Changed-Why:
 > should be filed upstream, vs pkgsrc.
 > probably fixed; is 3 years old.
 > 30 day timer to close if not addressed upstream
 > and confirmed still an issue
 
    As best I can tell, the pkgsrc version will still have the same issue. 
 The pkgsrc version is 0.97, the "Legacy Grub", which is not being 
 developed.  I don't know if Grub2 has addressed this issue.
 
    This hasn't been an issue for me, since I have local patches if I ever 
 want to use grub again (since NetBSD can now boot xen with the native 
 bootloader, I don't have much use for grub anymore).
 
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 Michael L. Hitch                       mhitch%montana.edu@localhost
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