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From: Stefano Crocco <stefano.crocco@alice.it>
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Il giorno Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:36:28 +0000 (UTC)
james <wireless@tampabay.rr.com> ha scritto:

> Googling around, I get the impression
> that 'grub' is now grub 2. Is that
> correct?
> 
> In portage I see grub-static
> (GRUB Legacy boot loader)
> with version numbers that coincide with
> "grub" (grub2 ?).
> 
> If grub2 has replaced "grub-1" what (gentoo) 
> version number did grub2 first take take?
> 
> What was the last (gentoo) version number for
> grub 1 that was actually grub1 , or have I 
> confused these details?
> 
> I cannot seem to find these details in the release
> notes or as part of the sourcecode. Any suggestions
> on that would be keen.
> 
> James
> 
> 

If I understand correctly your question, versions 0.9x are grub 1, while
versions 1.9x are grub 2. You can also distinguish them according to their
slots: grub 1 ebuilds have slot 0, while grub 2 ebuilds have slot 2.

Stefano