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Subject: bug#26339: [PATCH 02/18] system: Add extlinux support.
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Date: Fri, 12 May 2017 13:36:29 +0200
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Hi,

Danny Milosavljevic <dannym@scratchpost.org> skribis:

> On Fri, 12 May 2017 10:26:53 +0200
> ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Court=C3=A8s) wrote:
>
>> > If there is a switch between extlinux and grub, the bootloader config =
file format (and name, too) will change.
>> >
>> > So if you do switch the config file out but don't switch the actual bo=
otloader out it will not boot, right?=20=20
>>=20
>> Unless you regenerate the bootloader=E2=80=99s config file upon
>> =E2=80=98switch-configuration=E2=80=99.
>
> Yes, for the last-guix-installed bootloader (presumably the still-install=
ed one).  Good point.
>
> That would mean only the bootloader type of the newest system generation =
would be checked - also when restoring older generations.
>
> Can the newest system generation be deleted?  Then eventually Guix could =
read the wrong bootloader type (of a bootloader which isn't actually instal=
led at the time).

The newest generation can be deleted, but the current one cannot (it=E2=80=
=99s
possible that the current one is not the newest if you picked an old
entry in the boot menu.)

So it should probably pick the current (not the newest) bootloader type.

Ludo=E2=80=99.