[CentOS] efi-app-x86_64 on 5.5?

Wed Jul 28 15:15:48 UTC 2010
Jason Pyeron <jpyeron at pdinc.us>


> -----Original Message-----
> From: centos-bounces at centos.org 
> [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of JohnS
> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 10:59
> To: CentOS mailing list
> Subject: Re: [CentOS] efi-app-x86_64 on 5.5?
> 
> 
> On Wed, 2010-07-28 at 10:30 -0400, Jason Pyeron wrote:
> > > ---
> > > You will find out that some things are hit or miss.  Then 
> at times 
> > > you will break the build machine with the newer binutils.  Fedora 
> > > rpms do not always work or build for RH/CentOS.
> > 
> > I got binutils and gnu-efi to compile now. They are a 
> necessary evil 
> > at the moment, as the end goal is to compile grub
> > (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=499204)
> 
> OK
> You try the GRAPHICAL=NO option ?  Currious I have few people 
> on those desktops.

/etc/sysconfig/init: GRAPHICAL=no
/boot/grub/grub.conf: vga=normal
/boot/grub/grub.conf: #splash...

No luck. Going back to compiling grub (configure issue with ncurses/termcap and
-ltinfo [there is no libtinfo.a on the filesystem])

> 
> > > Why not give the exact error from the build out put.
> > 
> > (there is an air gap separating the system from the world of email)
>  
> A simple copy and paste from the console or mock logs.

I work in a secure environment, there are no documents (sticky notes, etc) or
signals (including emails) alowed to leave the room. I remember the issue, go to
another workstation, do a search / write an email.



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