Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 12:00:12 GMT From: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/137415: Wrong letter capitalization of kernel name option in install.cfg Message-ID: <200908041200.n74C0CI0076376@freefall.freebsd.org>
next in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
The following reply was made to PR docs/137415; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org>
To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org
Cc: Yuri Gorchakov <yuri.gorchakov@point-group.ru>,
freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: docs/137415: Wrong letter capitalization of kernel name option in install.cfg
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 07:56:45 -0400
On Tuesday 04 August 2009 4:29:03 am Yuri Gorchakov wrote:
>
> >Number: 137415
> >Category: docs
> >Synopsis: Wrong letter capitalization of kernel name option in
install.cfg
> >Confidential: no
> >Severity: non-critical
> >Priority: low
> >Responsible: freebsd-doc
> >State: open
> >Quarter:
> >Keywords:
> >Date-Required:
> >Class: doc-bug
> >Submitter-Id: current-users
> >Arrival-Date: Tue Aug 04 08:30:02 UTC 2009
> >Closed-Date:
> >Last-Modified:
> >Originator: Yuri Gorchakov
> >Release: FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE-p6
> >Organization:
> Point Group
> >Environment:
> FreeBSD alienware.local 7.1-RELEASE-p6 FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE-p6 #29: Tue Jun
23 16:26:25 NOVST 2009 root@alienware.local:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/YNEW64
amd64
> >Description:
> sysinstall documentation shows install.cfg option to install generic kernel
as
> dists=base generic
> distSetCustom
> but it doesn't work that way, it must be
> dists=base GENERIC
> distSetCustom
> for sysinstall to pickup and install the kernel.
> >How-To-Repeat:
> write an install.cfg script with such options set:
> mediaSetCDROM
> dists=base generic lib32
> distSetCustom
> disk=ad0
> partition=all
> bootManager=boot
> diskPartitionEditor
> ad0s1-1=ufs 1048576 /
> ad0s1-2=swap 1048576 none
> ad0s1-3=ufs 2097152 /tmp 1
> ad0s1-4=ufs 8388608 /var 1
> ad0s1-5=ufs 0 /usr 1
> diskLabelEditor
> installCommit
>
> put the script on either floppy or custom CD and make sysinstall pick it up
and run.
> >Fix:
> fix the documentation to show
> dists List of distributions to load. Possible distribution
> values are:
>
> base The base binary distribution.
>
> GENERIC The GENERIC kernel.
This should fix it:
Index: install.c
===================================================================
--- install.c (revision 196050)
+++ install.c (working copy)
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@
if (RunningAsInit) {
/*
* Install something as /boot/kernel. Prefer SMP
- * over generic--this should handle the case where
+ * over GENERIC--this should handle the case where
* both SMP and GENERIC are installed (otherwise we
* select the one kernel that was installed).
*
Index: sysinstall.8
===================================================================
--- sysinstall.8 (revision 196050)
+++ sysinstall.8 (working copy)
@@ -411,9 +411,9 @@
.Bl -tag -width indentxx
.It Li base
The base binary distribution.
-.It Li generic
+.It Li GENERIC
The GENERIC kernel.
-.It Li smp
+.It Li SMP
A kernel suitable for multiple processor systems.
.It Li doc
Miscellaneous documentation
--
John Baldwin
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?200908041200.n74C0CI0076376>