From owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 15 20:32:21 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Delivered-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BBF1E16A473; Fri, 15 Jun 2007 20:32:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from server.baldwin.cx (66-23-211-162.clients.speedfactory.net [66.23.211.162]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 410F813C4C5; Fri, 15 Jun 2007 20:32:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from localhost.corp.yahoo.com (john@localhost [127.0.0.1]) (authenticated bits=0) by server.baldwin.cx (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l5FKW4Pj037946; Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:32:09 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) From: John Baldwin To: Xin LI Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:41:24 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.6 References: <200706151441.l5FEfCO5092414@repoman.freebsd.org> <4672B456.7090109@freebsd.org> <4672C3B3.30901@delphij.net> In-Reply-To: <4672C3B3.30901@delphij.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200706151341.25206.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.2 (server.baldwin.cx [127.0.0.1]); Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:32:09 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.88.3/3429/Fri Jun 15 10:25:06 2007 on server.baldwin.cx X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=4.2 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on server.baldwin.cx Cc: "Bruce A. Mah" , src-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-src@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org, Ken Smith , Ken Smith Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/release/i386 fixit_crunch.conf X-BeenThere: cvs-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the entire tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 20:32:21 -0000 On Friday 15 June 2007 12:52:03 pm Xin LI wrote: > Bruce A. Mah wrote: > > 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. > > It would be nice if we can also get rid of some workaorund to make > loader(8) fit the floppy, e.g. to enable bzip2 support by default, on > 8-CURRENT 8-) Actually, since 7.x uses split_mfsroot on i386 now, that should work now as well (assuming the resulting loader is still under 1MB in size, which it has to be anyway) -- John Baldwin