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Bug 907247 - sys-apps/memtest86-bin could mention need for EFI in package description
Summary: sys-apps/memtest86-bin could mention need for EFI in package description
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: Low enhancement (vote)
Assignee: Ben Kohler
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Reported: 2023-05-27 12:15 UTC by Sebastian Pipping
Modified: 2023-05-27 13:26 UTC (History)
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Description Sebastian Pipping gentoo-dev 2023-05-27 12:15:56 UTC 
Hi!

memtest86 requires EFI since version >=5.0.  The ebuild contains detection and a warning in pkg_postinst — which is nice — but we could save some non-EFI users even getting to that point by e.g. replacing "x86 computers" by "x86 EFI hardware" in the ebuild description.  Are you up for that change?  I can take over the Git work as needed.

Thanks!
Comment 1 Ben Kohler gentoo-dev 2023-05-27 12:18:16 UTC 
Sure, you can make a change like that if you like
Comment 2 Larry the Git Cow gentoo-dev 2023-05-27 13:25:38 UTC 
The bug has been closed via the following commit(s):

https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=812f0af6bb1ee8a2857da7adbb8e0dcb2f478ec1

commit 812f0af6bb1ee8a2857da7adbb8e0dcb2f478ec1
Author:     Sebastian Pipping <sping@gentoo.org>
AuthorDate: 2023-05-27 13:23:07 +0000
Commit:     Sebastian Pipping <sping@gentoo.org>
CommitDate: 2023-05-27 13:25:12 +0000

    sys-apps/memtest86-bin: Mention need for EFI in package description
    
    Closes: https://bugs.gentoo.org/907247
    Signed-off-by: Sebastian Pipping <sping@gentoo.org>

 sys-apps/memtest86-bin/memtest86-bin-10.4.ebuild | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
Comment 3 Sebastian Pipping gentoo-dev 2023-05-27 13:26:08 UTC 
Cool, thanks!