Description of problem: Syslinux/Extlinux command line interface broken Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): syslinux-6.03-6.fc2[34] How reproducible: 101% Steps to Reproduce: 1. Interrupt boot in progress - [Esc] 2. Run cmd at boot prompt, e.g. boot: reboot + [Enter] Actual results: "Skip" to the menu Expected results: Reboot Additional info: CLI works with: syslinux-extlinux-nonlinux-6.04-11.git20151210.fc24.noarch the last built, tested and operational.
Also tested with: syslinux-extlinux-nonlinux-6.04-0.12.20151210git721a0af.fc24.noarch syslinux-efi64-6.04-0.12.20151210git721a0af.fc24.x86_64
ldlinux: Fix return pointer to local data http://git.zytor.com/syslinux/syslinux.git/commit/?id=8dc6d75 The command-line parsing used to return a pointer to a local array. The code used to work by chance, but now, gcc 5 is able to detect it and return a NULL pointer instead. The buffer is now marked static. This shouldn't be a problem as only one command line can be read at a time. ... it also makes complete GCC 5 related patches: - bios: Fix alignment change with gcc 5 http://git.zytor.com/syslinux/syslinux.git/commit/?id=e5f2b57 - bios: Don't try to guess the sections alignment http://git.zytor.com/syslinux/syslinux.git/commit/?id=0cc9a99
So they are no longer two, but one in #1308298. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 1308298 ***