Syslinux - Nov 2004 - feature request/reminder - alias / bootsector

HPA, a longterm reminder. See below.

Can you also make a LABEL ignore other labels if no KERNEL statement is found in
between? That way you could define multiple aliasses for an entry.
label foo
label bar
label memtest
kernel memtestp

foo ignores 'label bar' , 'label memtest' and executes
'kernel memtest'
bar ignores 'label memtest' and executes 'kernel memtest'
memtestp finds a "kernel" keyword and thus can't ignore a label.

regards, Bernd Blaauw

-----Original Message-----
From:	H. Peter Anvin [mailto:hpa at zytor.com]
Sent:	Wed 8/18/2004 8:52 AM
To:	Blaauw,Bernd B.
Cc:	syslinux at zytor.com
Subject:	Re: [syslinux] syslinux write intended bootsector to bootsectorfile
support?
Blaauw,Bernd B. wrote:
> HPA,
> 
> is it possible to add a parameter/argument to syslinux.com/syslinux.exe to
specify a file?
> currently it's something like SYSLINUX A:
> I'd like the following also to be possible:
> SYSLINUX A: A:\SYSLINUX.BIN
> 
Makes sense; I'll put that on the list for 2.12.

If I haven't gotten to it by -pre1 or -pre2, please remind me.

	-hpa


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Blaauw,Bernd B. wrote:
> HPA, a longterm reminder. See below.
> 
> Can you also make a LABEL ignore other labels if no KERNEL statement is
found in between? That way you could define multiple aliasses for an entry.
> label foo
> label bar
> label memtest
> kernel memtestp
> 
> foo ignores 'label bar' , 'label memtest' and executes
'kernel memtest'
> bar ignores 'label memtest' and executes 'kernel memtest'
> memtestp finds a "kernel" keyword and thus can't ignore a
label.
> 
I think you can already do that, but you have to specify them in the order:

label foo
   kernel memtestp
label bar
label memtest

Changing that would be a lot of work.

	-hpa

sorry for the outlook web access layout.

The desired effect is that all three labels execute the 'kernel
memtestp' statement, without requiring this 'kernel memtestp'
statement 3 times.

*find label
*if label found, find first line with 'kernel' (or 'localboot')
statement, and execute it, and see, in case of 'kernel' codeword, if the
next line contains an 'append'

it was just a suggestion, I'm not able to code it so I won't try to
force anyone to do it :)

tomorrow I might try your re-arranged specified order, but I think it won't
work (execute memtestp by entering 1 of the 3 allowed labels).
> 
I think you can already do that, but you have to specify them in the order:

label foo
   kernel memtestp
label bar
label memtest

Changing that would be a lot of work.

	-hpa


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