Date: Sat, 16 Nov 1996 16:40:03 -0800 (PST) From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: freebsd-bugs Subject: Re: i386/2041: typo in /sys/i386/boot/biosboot/boot.c Message-ID: <199611170040.QAA00649@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR i386/2041; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
To: charnier@xp11.frmug.org, FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Cc: Subject: Re: i386/2041: typo in /sys/i386/boot/biosboot/boot.c
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 11:33:59 +1100
>diff -u -r1.60 boot.c
>--- boot.c 1996/10/08 22:41:34 1.60
>+++ boot.c 1996/11/16 12:34:46
>@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
> /* If we have looped, use the previous entries as defaults */
> printf("\n>> FreeBSD BOOT @ 0x%x: %d/%d k of memory\n"
> "Usage: [[[%d:][%s](%d,a)]%s][-abcCdghrsv]\n"
>- "Use 1:sd(0,a)kernel to boot sd0 if it is BIOS drive 1\n"
>+ "Use 1:sd(0,a)/kernel to boot sd0 if it is BIOS drive 1\n"
> "Use ? for file list or press Enter for defaults\n\nBoot: ",
> ouraddr, bootinfo.bi_basemem, bootinfo.bi_extmem,
> dosdev & 0x7f, devs[maj], unit, name);
This was intentional. "/" is the current directory, so you don't have
to type it after sd(0,a) any more than you have to type it when you just
give the kernel name (e.g., kernel.old). Leaving it out saves 1 byte :-).
Bruce
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