From owner-freebsd-arch Sat Nov 11 2:40:31 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Received: from roaming.cacheboy.net (roaming.cacheboy.net [203.56.168.69]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B5F1437B479 for ; Sat, 11 Nov 2000 02:40:28 -0800 (PST) Received: (from adrian@localhost) by roaming.cacheboy.net (8.11.0/8.11.0) id eABAelE34762 for arch@FreeBSD.ORG; Sat, 11 Nov 2000 11:40:47 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from adrian) Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 11:40:47 +0100 From: Adrian Chadd To: arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: The shared /bin and /sbin bikeshed Message-ID: <20001111114047.A34699@roaming.cacheboy.net> References: <200011101654.eAAGsGu18423@earth.backplane.com> <200011101748.KAA22290@usr08.primenet.com> <20001110233127.A78632@dragon.nuxi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.4i In-Reply-To: <20001110233127.A78632@dragon.nuxi.com>; from obrien@FreeBSD.ORG on Fri, Nov 10, 2000 at 11:31:27PM -0800 Sender: owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Fri, Nov 10, 2000, David O'Brien wrote: > On Fri, Nov 10, 2000 at 05:48:28PM +0000, Terry Lambert wrote: > > The "kernel.ko stuff" includes the modified boot loader crap. > > Backup shared libraries are easy; backup bootblock are not. > > Loader != boot blocks. The boot blocks were not changed. It is easy to > keep backup copies of the loader. Ok. This is getting really really evil. Can we just decide upon a name for the "compile a solaris/linux-like world for me please?" option and commit it? As long as its not default, I'm very happy, and it will be very useful for embedded applications, just like Warner said originally. adrian -- Adrian Chadd "Programming is like sex: One mistake and you have to support for a lifetime." -- rec.humor.funny To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message