Bug#535331: Can anyone please explain why 'lilo' was removed from linux-image-*.postinst?

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 01:35:59PM +0200, Bjørn Mork wrote:
> The issue is this difference:
> 
> --- /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.18-6-686.postinst        2009-05-05 07:43:48.000000000 +0200
> +++ /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.24-etchnhalf.1-686.postinst      2009-07-27 06:37:00.000000000 +0200
> @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
>  $|=1;
>  
>  # Predefined values:
> -my $version           = "2.6.18-6-686";
> +my $version           = "2.6.24-etchnhalf.1-686";
>  my $link_in_boot      = "";  # Should be empty, mostly
>  my $no_symlink        = "";   # Should be empty, mostly
>  my $reverse_symlink   = "";   # Should be empty, mostly
> @@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
>  my $do_bootfloppy     = "Yes";  # target machine defined
>  my $do_bootloader     = "Yes";  # target machine defined
>  my $move_image        = '';     # target machine defined
> -my $kimage            = "bzImage";   # Should be empty, mostly
> -my $loader            = "lilo"; # lilo, silo, quik, palo, vmelilo, nettrom, arcboot or delo
> +my $kimage            = "";   # Should be empty, mostly
> +my $loader            = ""; # lilo, silo, quik, palo, vmelilo, nettrom, arcboot or delo
>  my $image_dir         = "/boot";        # where the image is located
>  my $clobber_modules   = '';          # target machine defined
>  my $relative_links    = "";          # target machine defined
> 

thanks for your fine analysis, could you for completness please post
the output of the following:
cat /etc/kernel-img.conf