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Subject: Re: Automatically detect other OSs and generate grub entries
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 12:18:02 +0200
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To: Arun Isaac <arunisaac@systemreboot.net>
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Hi Arun,

Arun Isaac <arunisaac@systemreboot.net> skribis:

> Ludovic Court=C3=A8s writes:
>
>> Amirouche Boubekki <amirouche.boubekki@gmail.com> skribis:
>>
>>> On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 3:39 PM Ludovic Court=C3=A8s <ludo@gnu.org> wro=
te:
>>>
>>>> Arun Isaac <arunisaac@systemreboot.net> skribis:
>>>>
>>>> > Instead of having to manually specify custom grub entries in config.=
scm,
>>>> > can Guix use os-prober to automatically detect other operating system
>>>> > and generate grub entries?
>>>> >
>>>> > https://joeyh.name/code/os-prober/
>>>>
>>>> I think there is value in having everything in the GuixSD config, which
>>>> can then be put under version control.
>>>>
>>>> Now, I have a single OS on my machines so I=E2=80=99m probably not par=
t of the
>>>> target audience.  :-)
>>>
>>> My understanding is that os-probe could generate part of GuixSD config.
>>
>> Ah yes, that=E2=80=99d be easy and useful.  The first step would be to m=
ake a
>> package for it.
>
> I have packaged os-prober.
>
> https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=3D28281

I guess a next step could be to document it in the installation manual.
Or we could write a new tool that creates an =E2=80=98operating-system=E2=
=80=99 template
based on =E2=80=98os-prober=E2=80=99 output?

Thoughts?

Ludo=E2=80=99.