Slackware 14.1slackware-14.1

Mon Nov  4 17:08:47 UTC 2013
Slackware 14.1 x86_64 stable is released!

It's been another interesting release cycle here at Slackware bringing
new features like support for UEFI machines, updated compilers and
development tools, the switch from MySQL to MariaDB, and many more
improvements throughout the system.  Thanks to the team, the upstream
developers, the dedicated Slackware community, and everyone else who
pitched in to help make this release a reality.

The ISOs are off to be replicated, a 6 CD-ROM 32-bit set and a
dual-sided
32-bit/64-bit x86/x86_64 DVD.  Please consider supporting the Slackware
project by picking up a copy from store.slackware.com.  We're taking
pre-orders now, and offer a discount if you sign up for a subscription.

Have fun!  :-)

1 files changed, 50 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/EFI/BOOT/make-grub.sh b/EFI/BOOT/make-grub.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Copyright 2013  Patrick J. Volkerding, Sebeka, Minnesota, USA
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
+# permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+#
+# 1. Redistributions of this script must retain the above copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#
+#  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+#  WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+#  MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO
+#  EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+#  SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
+#  PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS;
+#  OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
+#  WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
+#  OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
+#  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+# Create the 64-bit EFI GRUB binary (bootx64.efi) and the El-Torito boot
+# image (efiboot.img) that goes in the /isolinux directory for booting on
+# UEFI systems.
+
+# First, build bootx64.efi, which will be installed here in /EFI/BOOT:
+grub-mkimage --format=x86_64-efi --output=bootx64.efi --config=grub-embedded.cfg --compression=xz --prefix=/EFI/BOOT part_gpt part_msdos fat ext2 hfs hfsplus iso9660 udf ufs1 ufs2 zfs chain linux boot appleldr ahci configfile normal regexp minicmd reboot halt search search_fs_file search_fs_uuid search_label gfxterm gfxmenu efi_gop efi_uga all_video loadbios gzio echo true probe loadenv bitmap_scale font cat help ls png jpeg tga test at_keyboard usb_keyboard
+
+# Then, create a FAT formatted image that contains bootx64.efi in the
+# /EFI/BOOT directory.  This is used to bootstrap GRUB from the ISO image.
+dd if=/dev/zero of=efiboot.img bs=1K count=1440
+# Format the image as FAT12:
+mkdosfs -F 12 efiboot.img
+# Create a temporary mount point:
+MOUNTPOINT=$(mktemp -d)
+# Mount the image there:
+mount -o loop efiboot.img $MOUNTPOINT
+# Copy the GRUB binary to /EFI/BOOT:
+mkdir -p $MOUNTPOINT/EFI/BOOT
+cp -a bootx64.efi $MOUNTPOINT/EFI/BOOT
+# Unmount and clean up:
+umount $MOUNTPOINT
+rmdir $MOUNTPOINT
+# Move the efiboot.img to ../../isolinux:
+mv efiboot.img ../../isolinux
+
+echo
+echo "Done building /EFI/BOOT/bootx64.efi and /isolinux/efiboot.img."
+