Ady
2013-Aug-01 11:46 UTC
[syslinux] Syslinux 6.xx new directory structure and binary files
Hello Syslinux Team, To reduce the recurrent issues regarding new locations for binary files (bios/efi32/efi64), I'd like to suggest adding this important change to NEWS, in the "6.00" section (not retroactively, of course, just from now on). IMHO, this is the most simple way for users to clearly notice this relevant change. When users want to find out "what's new" (even retroactively), they usually read the NEWS / change-log / history files. By adding this change in NEWS (under "Changes in 6.00"), I am hoping that users would be more aware regarding this new directory structure. Instead of initially failing and then asking the same question once again (or wrongly reporting this as a bug, or thinking that binaries are no longer included), having this relevant info in NEWS would save some time to at least some users, also reducing the need to answer about this issue yet again. I know the directory structure change was already mentioned in previous emails, the IRC, and in the Syslinux Wiki. But by the time a user searches (and with some luck, perhaps finds) those comments (as troubleshooting steps), some initial failure has already happen, some time has been already wasted. Explicitly mentioning this change in the 6.00 change-log (in NEWS), would eventually trigger the same addition into other documents that are based on the official NEWS file. Please kindly consider this suggestion / request. TIA, Ady.