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Subject: Re: Questions about the various /boot/loader scripts
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On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, John Polstra wrote:

> I'm trying to figure out how all these loader scripts fit together,
> and I have some questions.  First, my understanding is that the
> scripts are included like this (indentation signifies nesting):
> 
>     /boot/loader.rc
>       /boot/loader.4th
>         /boot/support.4th
>     ["start" command executes]
>       /boot/defaults/loader.conf
>       /boot/loader.conf
>       /boot/loader.conf.local
> 
> Now for my questions:
> 
> 1. Is the above diagram correct?
> 
> 2. "/boot/loader.conf" and "/boot/loader.conf.local" are entirely
> site-specific, and can be used to override the defaults from
> "/boot/defaults/loader.conf" -- correct?
> 
> 3. If I want to add some site-specific script code, as opposed to
> overriding variable settings, where is the best place to put it?
> 
> 4. Shouldn't these scripts installed on the Alpha too?  Currently,
> none of them are.

I emphatically second this question.

> 
> 5. Except for "/boot/defaults/loader.conf", are any of the installed
> scripts architecture-specific?
> 
> Thanks,
> John
> 
> 
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