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Date:      Wed, 4 Feb 2004 13:31:35 +0200
From:      Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org>
To:        John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/release Makefile
Message-ID:  <20040204113135.GL297@FreeBSD.org.ua>
In-Reply-To: <200402032205.i13M5tu3043794@repoman.freebsd.org>
References:  <200402032205.i13M5tu3043794@repoman.freebsd.org>

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On Tue, Feb 03, 2004 at 02:05:55PM -0800, John Baldwin wrote:
> jhb         2004/02/03 14:05:55 PST
> 
>   FreeBSD src repository
> 
>   Modified files:
>     release              Makefile 
>   Log:
>   - Use a stock loader with forth support on the boot floppies.
>   - Use the regular forth scripts including the stock device.hints file on
>     the boot floppies.
>   - gzip all the various text files on the boot floppy that are larger than
>     one sector to save on space.
>   - Generate a loader.conf to load the kernel, acpi.ko, and mfsroot making
>     use of the 'module_before' variables to prompt for a floppy to be entered
>     when required and use a stock loader.rc.  This enables the beastie menu
>     on i386.
>   - PC98 has been changed to split the mfsroot for now so that the floppies
>     fit.  When the PC98 bootstrap is updated to work with ELF files (which
>     needs to happen anyway), then SPLIT_MFSROOT can be turned off for PC98.
>   
>   Revision  Changes    Path
>   1.841     +23 -16    src/release/Makefile
> 
Any comments on my proposed SPLIT_SMALLMFSROOT feature?


Cheers,
-- 
Ruslan Ermilov
FreeBSD committer
ru@FreeBSD.org

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