re: bin/53553: gpt biosboot forcibly prepends /usr/mdec to any other paht

[matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR bin/53553; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost>
To: John Nemeth <jnemeth%cue.bc.ca@localhost>
Cc: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost,
    netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: re: bin/53553: gpt biosboot forcibly prepends /usr/mdec to any other paht
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2018 11:21:18 +1000

 > path starts with "." which is a common way of stopping the prepending
 > of a default path.  I'm undecided if it should check for "/" anywhere
 > in the path.  However, if that's what people think is best, I'm
 > willing to make either change.  I checked the installboot source
 > to see what it does, and it just uses the path as given.  I think
 > adding a default path makes it somewhat more convenient to use.
 
 i think any path with a / should probably be used as-is.  only
 final names should look in /usr/mdec..
 
 alternatively, try the named path _as is_ first, and if that
 does not work, try it under /usr/mdec.
 
 
 .mrg.