GNU bug report logs - #68488
[PATCH] image: Consider grub-efi-removable-bootloader to be EFI bootloader.

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Message #10 received at 68488-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe <at> gnu.org>
To: Tomas Volf <~@wolfsden.cz>
Cc: 68488-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#68488] [PATCH] image: Consider
 grub-efi-removable-bootloader to be EFI bootloader.
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2024 10:53:23 +0100

Hey,

> Without this change, trying to create a system image with efi-raw type while
> using grub-efi-removable-bootloader fails with fairly confusing message:
>
>     EFI bootloader required with GPT partitioning
>
> * gnu/system/image.scm (system-disk-image): Consider
> grub-efi-removable-bootloader to be EFI bootloader.

Looks good, applied. I agree the error message is misleading. Would you
like to give a try at rewording it? The goal is to prevent the failing
combination GPT + non-EFI bootloader.

Thanks,

Mathieu

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