Bug#372186: grub2: powerpc version depends on ofpathname

[Otavio Salvador]

Roger Leigh <rleigh at debian.org> writes:

> Package: grub2
> Version: 1.94-1
> Severity: normal
>
> grub-install depends on the utility "ofpathname" in powerpc-utils
> (http://ppc64-utils.ozlabs.org/).
>
> This is not the same as the powerpc-utils in Debian, and it is
> licensed under the IBM Common Public License.  It's not clear
> if this is DFSG-free (I asked on -legal).

Can you notice us when you know the anwser?

> This might be substituted with the "ofpath" utility which is
> part of yaboot, but they are completely independent
> implementations which are not completely identical.

How difficult might be move for it? Also, might be good  to talk with
GRUB developers and ask them to support both if possible.

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