From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 4 22:31:28 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-src@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CEAED16A4CE; Mon, 4 Oct 2004 22:31:28 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp-vbr12.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr12.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.32]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A02243D41; Mon, 4 Oct 2004 22:31:28 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) i94MVQUm055831; Tue, 5 Oct 2004 00:31:27 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.1/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i94MVQla016538; Tue, 5 Oct 2004 00:31:26 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id i94MVQLx016537; Tue, 5 Oct 2004 00:31:26 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb) Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 00:31:26 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte To: John Baldwin Message-ID: <20041004223126.GA16517@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <200409302034.i8UKYKOq051334@repoman.freebsd.org> <200410041051.09833.jhb@FreeBSD.org> <20041004200747.GA62516@ns1.xcllnt.net> <200410041612.46029.jhb@FreeBSD.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200410041612.46029.jhb@FreeBSD.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-OS: FreeBSD 4.10-STABLE X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG cc: src-committers@FreeBSD.ORG cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG cc: Marcel Moolenaar Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/release/ia64 boot_crunch.conf X-BeenThere: cvs-src@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 04 Oct 2004 22:31:29 -0000 On Mon, Oct 04, 2004 at 04:12:46PM -0400, John Baldwin wrote.. > On Monday 04 October 2004 04:07 pm, Marcel Moolenaar wrote: > > On Mon, Oct 04, 2004 at 10:51:09AM -0400, John Baldwin wrote: > > > On Thursday 30 September 2004 04:34 pm, Marcel Moolenaar wrote: > > > > Log: > > > > Trade slattach for gpt. With all the tools to create new file > > > > systems, the tool one needs to partition a disk is more important than > > > > some poor man's network interface. > > > > > > You don't really have to trade anymore as we don't care if the mfsroot > > > grows now. > > > > Doesn't that sentiment make crunching a pointless activity? > > Well, there's no reason to go make it huge, per se, but the original reason > for constraining mfsroot's crunch was that mfsroot.gz had to fit on a single > 1.44 MB floppy and it doesn't have to do that anymore, so it's ok if you just > want to add a new program and grow the crunch by a few 10k or a few 100k. I actually tested a floppy install on Alpha for one of the early 5.3-BETAs and wow, it works ;-) Neat job. -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org