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diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/grub/1.98.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/grub/1.98.nix new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..df7d3408b619 --- /dev/null +++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/grub/1.98.nix @@ -0,0 +1,79 @@ +{ fetchurl, stdenv, bison, gettext, ncurses, libusb, freetype, qemu }: + +let unifont_bdf = fetchurl { + url = "http://unifoundry.com/unifont-5.1.20080820.bdf.gz"; + sha256 = "0s0qfff6n6282q28nwwblp5x295zd6n71kl43xj40vgvdqxv0fxx"; + }; +in + +stdenv.mkDerivation rec { + name = "grub-1.98"; + + src = fetchurl { + url = "ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/grub/${name}.tar.gz"; + sha256 = "05660x82y2rwrzm0d1c4z07fbh02qwmacsmbbav6fa855s4w3wmy"; + }; + + buildInputs = [ bison ncurses libusb freetype gettext ] + ++ stdenv.lib.optional doCheck qemu; + + preConfigure = + '' for i in "tests/util/"*.in + do + sed -i "$i" -e's|/bin/bash|/bin/sh|g' + done + + # Apparently, the QEMU executable is no longer called + # `qemu-system-i386', even on i386. + # + # In addition, use `-nodefaults' to avoid errors like: + # + # chardev: opening backend "stdio" failed + # qemu: could not open serial device 'stdio': Invalid argument + # + # See <http://www.mail-archive.com/qemu-devel@nongnu.org/msg22775.html>. + sed -i "tests/util/grub-shell.in" \ + -e's/qemu-system-i386/qemu-system-x86_64 -nodefaults/g' + ''; + + patches = + [ # The udev rules for LVM create symlinks in /dev/mapper rathe + # than device nodes, causing GRUB to fail to recognize LVM + # volumes. See + # http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=550704 + # This ugly workaround makes `find_root_device' use stat() on + # files in /dev/mapper instead of lstat(). + ./device-mapper-symlinks.patch + ]; + + postPatch = + '' gunzip < "${unifont_bdf}" > "unifont.bdf" + sed -i "configure" \ + -e "s|/usr/src/unifont.bdf|$PWD/unifont.bdf|g" + ''; + + doCheck = true; + + meta = { + description = "GNU GRUB, the Grand Unified Boot Loader (2.x alpha)"; + + longDescription = + '' GNU GRUB is a Multiboot boot loader. It was derived from GRUB, GRand + Unified Bootloader, which was originally designed and implemented by + Erich Stefan Boleyn. + + Briefly, the boot loader is the first software program that runs when a + computer starts. It is responsible for loading and transferring + control to the operating system kernel software (such as the Hurd or + the Linux). The kernel, in turn, initializes the rest of the + operating system (e.g., GNU). + ''; + + homepage = http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/; + + license = "GPLv3+"; + + maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.ludo ]; + platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.gnu; + }; +} |