[Buildroot] [PATCH 4/9] boot/syslinux: rewrite options prompts

[Arnout Vandecappelle]

On 28/04/14 19:36, Yann E. MORIN wrote:
> Arnout, All,
> 
> On 2014-04-28 07:57 +0200, Arnout Vandecappelle spake thusly:
>> On 25/04/14 00:29, Yann E. MORIN wrote:
>>> From: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998 at free.fr>
>>>
>>> Rewrite the options prompt in preparation to adding a new
>>> type of image to install.
>>>
>>> Add help entries to each option, too.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998 at free.fr>
>>> Cc: Frank Hunleth <fhunleth at troodon-software.com>
>>> ---
>>>  boot/syslinux/Config.in | 12 +++++++++---
>>>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/boot/syslinux/Config.in b/boot/syslinux/Config.in
>>> index 1b8c527..b92f28f 100644
>>> --- a/boot/syslinux/Config.in
>>> +++ b/boot/syslinux/Config.in
>>> @@ -12,10 +12,16 @@ config BR2_TARGET_SYSLINUX
>>>  if BR2_TARGET_SYSLINUX
>>>  
>>>  config BR2_TARGET_SYSLINUX_ISOLINUX
>>> -	bool "Install isolinux"
>>> +	bool "isolinux"
>>>  	default y
>>> +	help
>>> +	  Install the legacy BIOS 'isolinux' image, to boot off
>>
>>  This sounds like it's a legacy image... I'd just skip the word "legacy".
>> BIOS is BIOS.
> 
> Hmmm. OK.
> 
> Side-channel rant: I always wonder how I should call the EFI 'firmware':
>   - EFI BIOS
>   - EFI firmware
>   - BIOS
>   - firmware
>   - EFI  (but that more a spec than an implementation)
> 
> So, I usually refer to what we called BIOS in the early days as the
> "lecagy BIOS", which is also what you'd find in most EFI BIOSes when
> you enable "legacy BIOS" (often as a simple and efficient way to
> by-pass the secure-boot.)

 OK, good point. So "legacy BIOS" and "EFI BIOS" it is, then.


 Regards,
 Arnout

> 
>>> +	  optical medias (CDROM, DVD.)
>>
>>  The plural of medium is media, without s.
> 
> Yep, it always bites me... Thanks.
> 
> Regards,
> Yann E. MORIN.
> 


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