Bug#399171: documentation

[Robert Millan]

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On Mon, Jun 04, 2007 at 06:53:25AM -0400, waldeck at hk2.uwaterloo.ca wrote:
> > If you want to build a
> > modified package, start with:
> > apt-get source grub
> > and then inspect debian/rules file.
> 
> 1. This requires the access to the source package
>    even if the binary package is installed correctly!

Yes, just like with every other binary.  Why is that a problem?

> 2. It is not a documentation of the source code.
> 
>    It is the documentation of the essential aspect of the package!
>    The presence of a boot image without the possibility to modify it
>    is rather useless!
> 
>    Why is it a problem to mention the correct command?
> 
>         mkisofs \
>                 -b boot/grub/stage2_eltorito \
>                 -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table \
>                 -o image.iso \
>                 -r srcdir

You don't use binaries to modify stuff, you use source code.  For this iso
image it's just the same as any other binary, like /usr/sbin/grub.

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