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List:       grub-bug
Subject:    Re: Variables in grub configuration?
From:       Marco Gerards <metgerards () student ! han ! nl>
Date:       2004-12-16 20:22:49
Message-ID: 87mzweyova.fsf () marco ! marco-g ! com
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"Robinson, Andrew W." <Andrew.W.Robinson@mms.gov> writes:

> Is there an equivalent of variables in the grub configuration files? I find
> that I am specifying the IP address of a server many times over many
> entries. It would be convenient if I could set it once at the beginning of
> the file, and then reference by variable in all the entries.

This is implemented in GRUB 2, which can someday replace GRUB Legacy.
I don't expect GRUB Legacy will get that feature.

What you could do is using something like the C preprocessor to
generate the menu.lst and having defines.

--
Marco




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