Bug#744301: systemd: [PATCH] Provide a kernel-install package and enable EFI support

[Julian Andres Klode]

On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 08:40:27PM +0200, Julian Andres Klode wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 06:45:45PM +0200, Julian Andres Klode wrote:
> > Package: systemd
> > Severity: wishlist
> > 
> > systemd ships kernel-install which can be used to install kernels
> > for boot loaders conforming to the boot loader spec, such as gummiboot,
> > barebox, and potentially others I am not aware of.
> > 
> > This is implemented in:
> >   http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=users/jak/systemd.git;a=summary
> > 
> >   git://anonscm.debian.org/git/users/jak/systemd.git
> > 
> > Notably, I cherry-picked the upstream commits for src/kernel-install,
> > and then changed all paths from /boot to /boot/efi, and added a
> > kernel-install package. Finally, I enabled EFI support.

Rebased against systemd 208-5. Also attached the current patch set. Please
consider merging them. Thank you.

It breaks gummiboot (<< 45), as the next upload of gummiboot will add
compatibility for kernel-install (disable its own kernel installation
script if kernel-install is present).

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Julian Andres Klode  - Debian Developer, Ubuntu Member

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