Bug#482388: grub-pc: grub-set-default has no effect, is probably obsolete

[Robert Millan]

tags 482388 wontfix
thanks

On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 12:56:52PM +0200, Michael Schuerig wrote:
> Package: grub-pc
> Version: 1.96+20080512-1
> Severity: normal
> 
> 
> grub-set-default no longer has any effect, it does write /boot/grub/default,
> but that file is ignored by /usr/sbin/update-grub, which instead reads
> defaults from /etc/default/grub.

It does have an effect, but it has nothing to do with update-grub(8)
anymore.

It's only there for compatibility.

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Robert Millan

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