v0.14.2.AD

• Adds Full Linux EFI Bootable Kernel Support
  • Now fully supports booting Linux Unified Kernel images
  • Previously only supported Standard PE32 and Apple Fat Binary images
    • Linux EFISTUB images without PE32 signatures were tagged invalid
    • Now considered valid if a LINUX_PE_MAGIC signature is found instead
    • Ref: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/include/linux/pe.h
• Fixes Scanning Linux Setups That Lack Initrd Files. Thanks @Mardekaar
• Fixes Issues with Using the banner_scale Setting. Thanks @Mardekaar
• Fixes Auto Defined BadRAM Handling
  • This element of the TagBadRAM feature was previously a NOOP
• Improves Image Scaling Handling. Thanks @emperor06
  • Now uses floating-point arithmetic on 64-bit architectures
• Improves FollowSymlinks Handling
  • Can now be targeted at specific volumes
    • Removes impacts on other installed instances
  • The follow_symlinks token now accepts optional additional parameters
    • follow_symlinks: Symlinks always followed
    • follow_symlinks ON: Symlinks always followed
    • follow_symlinks OFF: Symlinks never followed
    • follow_symlinks OFF "Vol_1,Vol_2": Symlinks followed unless on list
    • follow_symlinks ON "Vol_9,Vol_10": Symlinks followed only if listed
• Improves UEFI Secure Boot Handling
  • SBAT sections now added to binaries at compile time
  • Signed binaries now available
    • Option to sign binaries added to repository Artefact Creation Github action
• Improves SD-Boot Handling
  • Manual Stanzas now accept a SystemD OSType
  • The use_graphics_for token now accepts a systemd input
    • This allows specifically loading SD-Boot in graphics mode
• Improves APFS Data Volume Handling
  • The VolName - DATA tag extended to match more languages
    • German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish, Dutch, Croatian
  • English is still given preference for technical reasons
  • TODO: Process that does not rely on this tag is best.
• Amends Feature: BootLogo to ExitLogo
  • Renamed to distinguish from inherited BootLogo feature
    • That applied to Legacy BIOS Boot items
    • BootLogo and ExitLogo may be fully merged later
  • Auto scaling of ExitLogo image can now be skipped
    • Via a new disable_exitlogo_scale configuration token
  • Final clearing of ExitLogo image can now be skipped
    • Via a new disable_exitlogo_clear configuration token
  • Adjusted image loading priority as follows:
    • boot_outlogo.[xyz] file will be used if present
    • boot_[distro].[xyz] will be used if present otherwise
    • os_[distro].[xyz] will be used if present otherwise
    • os_[type].[xyz] will be used if present otherwise
    • Nothing will be displayed as exit logo otherwise
  • Renames Configuration Token
    • disable_bootlogo to disable_exitlogo_image
  • NOTE: The following development stage settings are deprecated
    • disable_bootlogo_clear for disable_exitlogo_clear
    • disable_bootlogo_image for disable_exitlogo_image
    • disable_bootlogo_scale for disable_exitlogo_scale
• Amends Linux Options Definition File, xyz_linux.conf, Handling
  • Now prioritises refindplus_linux and refindplus-linux conf files
  • Upstream variants are now only sought if these are not found
• Amends ShowTools Handling
  • The default list is now limited to internal tools
  • That is, tools that do not require external binaries