Bug 821481

> 2. Check /tftpboot exists

No /tftpboot here.

The syslinux-tftpboot package puts all of it's files in /tftpboot.  It probably should put them in /var/lib/tftpboot.  Perhaps it is syslinux-tftpboot that should be updated.

I don't think this is a bug at all. Both packages haven't changed for a long time in this part and neither of them requires or buildrequires one another. Tftp package comes with /etc/xinetd.d/tftp, where you can specify the argument for the path.

Setting needinfo on syslinux maintainer for more insights.

Technically, no, it's not a bug.  But I would argue that it would be a nice "enhancement".  I think people have a reasonable expectation that this sort of thing should work out-of-the-box without having to fudge with config files.

Also..  Maybe syslinux-tftpboot should require tftp-server?  (If there isn't another option for a tftp server?)  syslinux-tftpboot is of much more use with a tftp server.

> But I would argue that it would be a nice "enhancement".
I definitely agree.

> Maybe syslinux-tftpboot should require tftp-server
Not sure here. Frankly, I don't really understand what the purpose of syslinux-tftpboot is. Hence the [needinfo] flag. After I've fully understood this problem, I can change whatever is needed on the side of tftp package to solve it.

> Not sure here. Frankly, I don't really understand what the purpose of
I think in many (most?) cases, folks are looking for /tftpboot/pxelinux.0 to use as the dhcp initial boot file when setting up PXE booting.  At least, that's what I needed it for.  It wasn't a huge deal, but it was slightly annoying that I had to copy it to /var/lib/tftpboot.  The bigger problem was that it was one more step that I had to explain to less knowledgeable folks who needed to replicate the setup.

> this problem, I can change whatever is needed on the side of tftp package to
> solve it.
IMHO, the tftp package doesn't need changing.  It's syslinux-tftpboot.

Changing component to syslinux.

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