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["Bearcat M. Sandor" <Bearcat AT feline-soul.com>]

> Really, I like grub much better than lilo, but for compile from source
> lilo is the x86-64's only option currently supported. I've been
> meaning to create a grub-bin spell for x86-64 guys to install.
> Created statically so there aren't any dependencies on glibc of any
> bit type. (for that matter I've also been wanting to mess with grub2
> but haven't gotten the chance).
>
> Thanks,
> - David Brown
I always thought grub was more common and loved then lilo. If this is the
case why is there so little interest in a grub for x86-64?  I would thing
that if there was interest it would have been done by now.

Any ideas about why it hasn't been done?

Bearcat