Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 23:12:54 +0200 From: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org> To: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.org> Cc: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/release Makefile Message-ID: <20030317211254.GB34006@sunbay.com> In-Reply-To: <20030317210916.GB35762@dragon.nuxi.com> References: <200303171849.h2HInkIh085770@repoman.freebsd.org> <20030317192847.GD21778@sunbay.com> <20030317210916.GB35762@dragon.nuxi.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
--Pd0ReVV5GZGQvF3a
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On Mon, Mar 17, 2003 at 01:09:17PM -0800, David O'Brien wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 17, 2003 at 09:28:47PM +0200, Ruslan Ermilov wrote:
> > # Please note: the md(4) driver must be present in the kernel
> > # (either by being compiled in or loaded as a kld(4) module),
> > # otherwise the target 'release.9' and possibly others will fail.
> >=20
> > This comment now is OBE. The manpage should also be tweaked.
>=20
> It should stay in the manpage as it still documents the requirement.
> =20
The release procedure also
requires that the md(4) (memory disk) device driver be present in the
kernel (either by being compiled in or loaded as a module).
This is no longer true, "loaded as a module". s/loaded/available/
in the manpage and in comment would be true.
> > > Also place the mdconfig right before the chroot call, to make it st=
and out
> > > this needs to be done in the standard environment, as we've tried d=
oing it
> > > in the chroot environment before.
> > > =20
> > > Revision Changes Path
> > > 1.761 +2 -0 src/release/Makefile
> > >=20
> > Why not just code it like ``kldload md'' here, to make its purpose
> > more explicit?
>=20
> I used to have that way back when, but people that have vn(4) (now md(4))
> statically compiled into their kernel didn't like it.
>=20
OK, I see.
--=20
Ruslan Ermilov Sysadmin and DBA,
ru@sunbay.com Sunbay Software AG,
ru@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD committer,
+380.652.512.251 Simferopol, Ukraine
http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve
http://www.oracle.com Enabling The Information Age
--Pd0ReVV5GZGQvF3a
Content-Type: application/pgp-signature
Content-Disposition: inline
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (FreeBSD)
iD8DBQE+djpVUkv4P6juNwoRAlhUAJ0W6ZWYjHe9hMrkI6SUWw9KcZuOMQCfdQem
nK1ghQP76qIUPRvYc2YzM3w=
=TzEw
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
--Pd0ReVV5GZGQvF3a--
To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20030317211254.GB34006>