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bug #44238: Add support for menu.c32 and vesamenu.c32 in lib/syslinux_parse

Submitted by:  Lunar <lunar>
Submitted on:  Fri 13 Feb 2015 04:34:09 PM UTC  
 
Category: ConfigurationSeverity: Major
Priority: 5 - NormalItem Group: Feature Request
Status: FixedPrivacy: Public
Assigned to: NoneOriginator Name: 
Open/Closed: ClosedRelease: 
Release: Git masterReproducibility: None
Planned Release: None

Fri 13 Feb 2015 07:01:08 PM UTC, comment #1:

+ while (*ptr)
+ {
+ end = ptr;
+ for (end = ptr; end && !grub_isspace (end); end++);
+ if (*end)
+ *end++ = '\0';
+
+ /* "~" is supposed to be current file, so let's skip it */
+ if (grub_strcmp (ptr, "~") == 0)
+ continue;

If you hit "~" you get endless loop.

Could you post fixed version to grub-devel for easier review?

Andrei Borzenkov <arvidjaar>
Project Member
Fri 13 Feb 2015 04:34:09 PM UTC, original submission:

SYSLINUX also supports “alternate configuration files” by using menu.c32 or veasamenu.c32:
http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/Menu#Alternative_configuration_file

The patch has been tested working with Tails SYSLINUX configuration.

Lunar <lunar>

 

Attached Files
file #33060:  0001-syslinux_parse-add-support-for-vesa-menu.c32.patch added by lunar (5KiB - text/x-diff - Add support for (vesa)menu.c32 to syslinux_parse)

 

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    Date Changed By Updated Field Previous Value => Replaced By
    Fri 27 Mar 2015 03:48:10 PM UTCphcoderStatusNone=>Fixed
      Open/ClosedOpen=>Closed
    Fri 13 Feb 2015 04:34:09 PM UTClunarAttached File-=>Added 0001-syslinux_parse-add-support-for-vesa-menu.c32.patch, #33060

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