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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/packages/bootloaders.scm b/gnu/packages/bootloaders.scm
index 16cb7b4c0b..86a776910a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bootloaders.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bootloaders.scm
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
#:use-module (gnu packages admin)
#:use-module ((gnu packages algebra) #:select (bc))
#:use-module (gnu packages assembly)
- #:use-module (gnu packages flex)
#:use-module (gnu packages disk)
#:use-module (gnu packages bison)
#:use-module (gnu packages cdrom)
@@ -115,7 +114,10 @@
(native-inputs
`(("unifont" ,unifont)
("bison" ,bison)
- ("flex" ,flex)
+ ;; Due to a bug in flex >= 2.6.2, GRUB must be built with an older flex:
+ ;; <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2017-02/msg00133.html>
+ ;; TODO Try building with flex > 2.6.3.
+ ("flex" ,flex-2.6.1)
("texinfo" ,texinfo)
("help2man" ,help2man)