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...files or code blocks and substituting strings. This would still require the current parser in the end, which feels wasteful. Rewriting the complex menu system in Lua would open new UI possibilities as well, while removing the need for recompilation, lifting its main weakness. Or maybe adding new dotcommands to menu.c32 which invoke Lua functions manipulating its internal data structures would mean a shorter path there... Anyway, I would prefer optional deeper integration to ad-hoc bolts-on. -- Regards, Feri.

"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa at zytor.com> writes: > On 08/22/2013 10:20 AM, Ferenc Wagner wrote: > >> Now that Syslinux has ls.c32 and lua.c32, it should be possible to build >> a customizable boot menu in the bootloader itself, instead of generating >> it beforehand by hooking into the kernel installation/removal process. >> Sure that would not work over

...substituting strings. This > would still require the current parser in the end, which feels wasteful. > > Rewriting the complex menu system in Lua would open new UI possibilities > as well, while removing the need for recompilation, lifting its main > weakness. Or maybe adding new dotcommands to menu.c32 which invoke Lua > functions manipulating its internal data structures would mean a shorter > path there... > > Anyway, I would prefer optional deeper integration to ad-hoc bolts-on. Any take on these issues? For my urgent needs, implementing a very simple menu system in L...