[bug #66300] grub-mkconfig: Missing support for partition labels

stormbyte <[email protected]> Mon, 7 Oct 2024 11:54:04 -0400 (EDT)
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                 Summary: grub-mkconfig: Missing support for partition labels
                   Group: GNU GRUB
               Submitter: stormbyte
               Submitted: lun 07 oct 2024 15:54:01
                Category: Configuration
                Severity: Major
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Feature Request
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: David C. Manuelda
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: Git master
                 Release: 
         Reproducibility: Every Time
         Planned Release: None


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Date: lun 07 oct 2024 15:54:01       By: stormbyte <stormbyte>
When using grub-mkconfig, UUIDs and PARTUUIDs can be used or excluded
depending on GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID and GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_PARTUUID
respectively but there is nothing about using labels to identify the Linux
root filesystem.

I am attaching a patch which kindly introduces a new variable
GRUB_PREFER_LINUX_LABEL which if set to true will use the partition label
instead if available (if not, the functionality will remain the same).

It can be improved because I don't quite like having nearly the same command
twice but for proof of concept I think it should be enough (also to help users
wanting this feature to have it early)

Can something like this have a chance?






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