From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mp0 ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by ms11 with LMTPS id +PfyDfRwjV8TOgAA0tVLHw (envelope-from ) for ; Mon, 19 Oct 2020 10:56:52 +0000 Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by mp0 with LMTPS id UODUCfRwjV8icAAA1q6Kng (envelope-from ) for ; Mon, 19 Oct 2020 10:56:52 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by aspmx1.migadu.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 804F7940418 for ; Mon, 19 Oct 2020 10:56:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:33846 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kUSqQ-00042v-HV for larch@yhetil.org; Mon, 19 Oct 2020 06:56:50 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:35680) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kUSiv-0003tH-MI for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 19 Oct 2020 06:49:05 -0400 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:56786) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kUSis-0001Lb-8c for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 19 Oct 2020 06:49:05 -0400 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kUSis-0007PV-7G for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 19 Oct 2020 06:49:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#44027: [PATCH] installer: Create bios_grub partition when it is needed. Resent-From: Mathieu Othacehe Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-guix@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 10:49:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 44027 X-GNU-PR-Package: guix X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: Brendan Tildesley Received: via spool by 44027-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B44027.160310450028424 (code B ref 44027); Mon, 19 Oct 2020 10:49:02 +0000 Received: (at 44027) by debbugs.gnu.org; 19 Oct 2020 10:48:20 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:40099 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kUSiC-0007ON-IG for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 19 Oct 2020 06:48:20 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:57006) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kUSiB-0007O8-Ib for 44027@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 19 Oct 2020 06:48:19 -0400 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]:59955) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kUSi4-0001Id-Ih; Mon, 19 Oct 2020 06:48:12 -0400 Received: from [109.190.253.14] (port=33416 helo=cervin) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1kUSi3-0003qs-Ri; Mon, 19 Oct 2020 06:48:12 -0400 From: Mathieu Othacehe References: <76f35a63-62e8-4653-865b-b14bb273db34@brendan.scot> <87lfg65jho.fsf@gnu.org> <878sc5wzld.fsf@debian> <87pn5hq9rs.fsf_-_@gmail.com> <87mu0jpm5b.fsf@gmail.com> <87imb7zctc.fsf@gnu.org> Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 12:48:07 +0200 In-Reply-To: (Brendan Tildesley's message of "Mon, 19 Oct 2020 16:57:49 +1100") Message-ID: <87pn5emqzc.fsf@gnu.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-Spam-Score: -3.3 (---) X-BeenThere: bug-guix@gnu.org List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: Miguel =?UTF-8?Q?=C3=81ngel?= Arruga Vivas , 44027@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "bug-Guix" X-Scanner: scn0 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=none; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gnu.org; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of bug-guix-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=bug-guix-bounces@gnu.org X-Spam-Score: 2.29 X-TUID: x+pxpdWlwycq Hello Brendan, > I feel the installer should not care what was on the drive to begin with, it > should just > format the drive how it sees fit. Why should the existing contents of the > drive > affect the outcome when we are reformatting everything anyway? That's the case except for the ESP partition that is preserved by the installer because it could contain vendor / operating system specific files that should not be wiped. Mathieu