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Authored by 0mp on Mar 17 2022, 8:55 PM.
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Summary
  • Add SPDX tag
  • Add a files section describing different locations related to the loader
  • Add an example explaining how to install a new loader.efi to ESP.
  • Reference uefi(8)

MFC after: 2 weeks

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0mp requested review of this revision.Mar 17 2022, 8:55 PM

Seems good to me, thanks.

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Mar 17 2022, 9:21 PM

This was much needed, thank you!

I don't know if its also worth mentioning a "scripted tool" for this procedure in src/tools/boot/install-boot.sh?

My only concern is when another operating systems has already installed its loader onto this default location.

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In D34592#783859, @jlduran_gmail.com wrote:

This was much needed, thank you!

I don't know if its also worth mentioning a "scripted tool" for this procedure in src/tools/boot/install-boot.sh?

In the source code it says that it's rather experimental. I'd not reference it.

Also, we would like to have a manual page for it like beinstall.sh(8) so that we can reference it.

My only concern is when another operating systems has already installed its loader onto this default location.

This is something to ask about on hackers@.

stand/man/loader.efi.8
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Thanks!