Bug#693774: ITP: grub-finnix -- Build a Finnix bootloader stanza on GRUB 2 systems

[gustavo panizzo <gfa@zumbi.com.ar>]

Ryan Finnie <ryan@finnie.org> wrote:

>Package: wnpp
>Severity: wishlist
>Owner: Ryan Finnie <ryan@finnie.org>
>
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>* Package name    : grub-finnix
>  Version         : 107
>  Upstream Author : N/A, native package
>* URL             : N/A, native package
>* License         : GPL
>  Programming Lang: Shell (dash-compatible /etc/grub.d hook)
>  Description     : Build a Finnix bootloader stanza on GRUB 2 systems
>
>Extended description:
> grub-finnix is a GRUB2 configuration hook to boot Finnix, given a 
> compatible ISO.  The stanzas built utilize GRUB 2's loopback mount 
>support to boot a Finnix kernel and initrd, and passes the location of 
> the ISO to Finnix.  Finnix's first-stage initrd then searches for the 
> partition containing the specified ISO.
> .

is that different from current boot from iso support on grub-iso package?