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Date:      Tue, 3 Dec 2002 02:34:09 +0100 (CET)
From:      "Julian Stacey" <jhs@berklix.com>
To:        current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Suggestion: Install RELNOTES.TXT in root of host.
Message-ID:  <200212030134.gB31Y9213995@flip.jhs.private>

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Suggestion:  Make RELNOTES.TXT install from [cdrom] media root to
target host [root ?], to make it easier for 4.* to 5 upgraders &
testers etc, to do a quick check on what is changed. 70K of space
used will save many people time.

It's on the web, (if one is connected when testing), & on the install
.iso (if with you & mounted), but installed would be better.

/usr/src/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml
- Doesnt build & install RELNOTES.TXT from a make world,
  (needs release/Makefile stuff & doc/ &/or ports/ I presume).
- Is deep buried, & took far too long to find: 
  EG When searching for rdist clues as per
	&man.rdist.1; has been retired from the base system, but
	is still available from &os; Ports Collection as net/44bsd-rdist
  there were 20+ other files in src/ also referring to rdist.

Steve K. wrote (re. rdist):     It was removed almost 2 years ago  ...
	But only current people know such things, not 4.* users,
	as rdist is still in newest release 4.7.

So it'd be good to install /RELNOTES.TXT to hard disc.

Julian Stacey
jhs @ berklix.com   Computer Systems Engineer, Unix & Net Consultant, Munich.

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