Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 10:00:47 -0700 From: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net> To: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> Cc: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: hints static wiring Message-ID: <20000828100047.A10092@Odin.AC.HMC.Edu> In-Reply-To: <14762.8323.382969.782508@guru.mired.org>; from mwm@mired.org on Mon, Aug 28, 2000 at 03:19:15AM -0500 References: <867l92lw8e.wl@tkc.att.ne.jp> <20000827184037.A22500@Odin.AC.HMC.Edu> <14762.8323.382969.782508@guru.mired.org>
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On Mon, Aug 28, 2000 at 03:19:15AM -0500, Mike Meyer wrote: > > I do read cvs-all, and I missed it. Not did I find device.hints in the > relevant Makefiles. Can you provide a pointer to details on how > /boot/device.hints is used in the build process, or how having an > empty one keeps you from shooting yourself in the foot? Having an empty one will not help you, but installing a post hints change GENERIC without a hints file will results in a system that does not boot. Thus you are required to have a hints file. The ability to install a bogus (empty) one is for those who want static hints. -- Brooks -- Any statement of the form "X is the one, true Y" is FALSE. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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