Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 08:46:30 -0700 From: "Bruce A. Mah" <bmah@freebsd.org> To: Ken Smith <kensmith@cse.Buffalo.EDU> Cc: cvs-src@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org, Ken Smith <kensmith@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/release/i386 fixit_crunch.conf Message-ID: <4672B456.7090109@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <1181918882.30616.22.camel@opus.cse.buffalo.edu> References: <200706151441.l5FEfCO5092414@repoman.freebsd.org> <1181918882.30616.22.camel@opus.cse.buffalo.edu>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] If memory serves me right, Ken Smith wrote: > On Fri, 2007-06-15 at 14:41 +0000, Ken Smith wrote: >> kensmith 2007-06-15 14:41:11 UTC >> >> FreeBSD src repository >> >> Modified files: >> release/i386 fixit_crunch.conf >> Log: >> The i386 "fixit" floppy began overflowing, most likely due to the new >> gcc. Replace vi(1) with ed(1) as the editor to make the contents fit >> on a floppy again. >> >> Revision Changes Path >> 1.15 +2 -4 src/release/i386/fixit_crunch.conf > > Needing to deal with this was almost enough motivation to stop > supporting floppies for the 7.X release but I decided that was a bit too > drastic (just barely :-). > > But I think this does signal the end. Please plan around floppy support > being nuked from HEAD some time fairly shortly after RELENG_7 gets > branched (meaning no floppy support for 8.X). Clarification: This means "no support for floppy install or fixit media". We're *not* talking about dropping support for floppy drives. Bruce. [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGcrRX2MoxcVugUsMRAkguAJ4kPJi1JHD9YlCjWKlvsUV/SrGK1wCglpRc WVxKHjKPG4HstKrfToEVh5g= =pAHM -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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