Re: RFC: Change Name of Default Config File

[Dave Cinege]

Jeremy Katz wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I've been looking some at grub recently and one thing that really
> doesn't make sense from the point of view of just being a user is the
> name of the default config file being menu.lst.  I would like to propose
> that this should instead be grub.conf as that seems to be something that
> users can more easily figure out and remember as well as being more
> in-line with how other bootloaders name their config files.

I've been 'install='ing it as grubmenu.cfg for a very long time now.
(Remember it must comply with 8.3 naming for FAT)
 
> Any comments on reasons why or why this wouldn't be a good idea?  If
> people agree, I can put together a patch against the current grub CVS to
> update the docs and such to change the default.

It changes previous operation, even if that operation is
illogical. (Yes, I'm still pissed over my rejected patch...)