Bug#572302: even blank lines in grub.cfg are also syntax errors these days

[Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko]

jidanni at jidanni.org wrote:
> X-debbugs-cc: bug-grub at gnu.org
> Severity: grave
> Package: grub-common
> Version: 1.98~experimental.20100120-1
> File: /usr/bin/grub-script-check
>
> # cat /boot/grub/grub.cfg| grub-script-check --verbose |wc -l
> 8
> # sed /^$/d /boot/grub/grub.cfg| grub-script-check --verbose |wc -l
> 25
>
> And not only blank lines are now errors. And any error will lock one
> out of one's computer the next time one boots.
>
> And plently of formerly valid blank lines are still being put into grub.cfg here on Debian.
>
> Hence the user is guaranteed not to even reach the chooser menu next
> boot, but instead just get "syntax error, press any key", and thus is
> guaranteed to be locked out of his computer.
>
>   
I have empty lines in my grub.cfg and it boots fine. Your problem is
localised to grub-script-check and doesn't prevent booting as you claim
>
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Regards
Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko


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