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This commit introduces rEFInd as a selectable bootloader in archinstall.

Key changes:

  • Added rEFInd to the Bootloader enum.

  • Implemented _add_refind_bootloader method in the Installer class to handle rEFInd package installation and configuration using refind-install.

  • Automatically generates a basic refind_linux.conf in the ESP if one doesn't exist.

  • Updated the bootloader selection menu in global_menu.py and system_conf.py to include rEFInd, ensuring it's only available on UEFI systems.

  • Added basic pytest tests for the rEFInd installation logic, covering success, non-UEFI, and failure scenarios.

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feat: Add rEFInd as a bootloader option
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This commit introduces rEFInd as a selectable bootloader in archinstall.

Key changes:
- Added rEFInd to the `Bootloader` enum.
- Implemented `_add_refind_bootloader` method in the `Installer` class to handle rEFInd package installation and configuration using `refind-install`.
- Automatically generates a basic `refind_linux.conf` in the ESP if one doesn't exist.
- Updated the bootloader selection menu in `global_menu.py` and `system_conf.py` to include rEFInd, ensuring it's only available on UEFI systems.
- Added basic pytest tests for the rEFInd installation logic, covering success, non-UEFI, and failure scenarios.
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I did the necessary test.

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Was this created with an LLM ?

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rkarahan80 commented Jul 8, 2025 via email

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Did you actually run an installation?

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rkarahan80 commented Jul 8, 2025 via email

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Did you actually run an installation?

I tried an installation and it failed:

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The included tests have invalid arguments and presumably do not pass either:

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tests/test_refind_installation.py:49: error: Unexpected keyword argument "part_type" for "PartitionModification"  [call-arg]
tests/test_refind_installation.py:49: error: Unexpected keyword argument "size" for "PartitionModification"  [call-arg]
tests/test_refind_installation.py:49: error: Unexpected keyword argument "boot" for "PartitionModification"  [call-arg]
tests/test_refind_installation.py:49: error: Unexpected keyword argument "encrypted" for "PartitionModification"  [call-arg]
...

I think future contributions from this user should be ignored (#3645 didn't work either):

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Judging by his responses to other PRs, I'm inclined to believe that this account is managed by LLM.

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rkarahan80 commented Jul 10, 2025 via email

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I won't change my opinion about you, you answer too quickly, changes are exactly the same - you make them in a matter of minutes. You are an ordinary PR bot that tries to make unnecessary changes and thus break the whole project

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I won't change my opinion about you, you answer too quickly, changes are exactly the same - you make them in a matter of minutes. You are an ordinary PR bot that tries to make unnecessary changes and thus break the whole project

this dude even tried to open a pr to reactos too but they quickly trashed him :DD
reactos/reactos#8081

also, see
torvalds/linux#1275
torvalds/linux#1255

after that i did a long discussion with him, i thought he would stop doing it
but seems like this person doesnt give about a shit.

Please report his account to github
also if there's a way to do it, i recommend the maintainers to just BAN THIS PERSON from any archlinux repository

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@Vilez0 Hi) I didn't think to see you here) Yes, I read this whole dialogue)

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@Vilez0 Hi) I didn't think to see you here) Yes, I read this whole dialogue)

Hi!
Have we met before?

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No, but I read your dialogue with this idiot.

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