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From: Peter Wemm <peter@jhome.DIALix.COM>
To: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com>
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On Mon, 20 Nov 1995, Rodney W. Grimes wrote:
> > > Or perhaps enhance the rename to use /kernel.N, N being a number, simply
> > > move it to one higher than the highest existing file.
> > 
> > Hmm.  Another thought...
> > if [ `sysctl kern.bootfile` == /kernel ]; then
> >   mv /kernel /kernel.old
> >   sysctl -w kern.bootfile=/kernel.old
> > fi
> > install -c .. kernel /kernel
> 
> That was my previosly posted patch, it has the problem of if you
> make install
> twice /kernel.old will no longer be correct, thus my /kernel.N proposal
> to fix that.

Hmm. not quite sure about that..  The one I posted above only saves 
/kernel to /kernel.old once, and overwrites /kernel as many times as you 
do a make install afterwards.  Your /kernel.old (the most recent 
successful boot) is the one that's kept.

Cheers,
-Peter