[oe] [PATCH 2/3] grub: use ${libdir}, not /usr/lib

[Leon Woestenberg]

Hello,

On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 3:35 AM, Otavio Salvador <otavio at ossystems.com.br> wrote:
> On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 7:24 PM, Michael Smith <msmith at cbnco.com> wrote:
>
>> I'd prefer not to work with grub2 for now. From the website, it looks like
>> it might still be a bit alpha. Grub 0.9x is also alpha, but at least I've
>> already learned some of its secrets. :)
>
GRUB is a bootloader. Stability is extremely important and any 0.9x
has worked fine.

> Not really; it is the probably choice of Debian for next release and
> it has few missing features[1] only. It adds much nice features and is
> a more clear codebase.
>
> I'd say that technically speaking grub2 is the right choose for OE
> since it will demand less work to maintain and keep it up to date.
>
GRUB1 just works - no need to maintain (unless new filesystems appear
- I think btrfs etc.).

I think GRUB 1 or 2 *highly* depends on the application, and again, we
should be able to
handle both, by preference of the OE developer / user.

My 0.02EUR,

Regards
-- 
Leon