Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 09:51:12 +1000 (EST) From: John Birrell <jb@cimlogic.com.au> To: dag-erli@ifi.uio.no (Dag-Erling C. =?iso-8859-1?Q?Sm=F8rgrav?=) Cc: grog@lemis.com, peter@netplex.com.au, Studded@gorean.org, mike@smith.net.au, eculp@webwizard.org.mx, FreeBSD-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ELF kernels (was: Make elf release) Message-ID: <199810132351.JAA05710@cimlogic.com.au> In-Reply-To: <xzpk924nigr.fsf@hrotti.ifi.uio.no> from =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Dag=2DErling_C=2E_Sm=F8rgrav?= at "Oct 14, 98 01:35:32 am"
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Dag-Erling C. Smørgrav wrote: > Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> writes: > > On Tuesday, 13 October 1998 at 17:09:30 +0800, Peter Wemm wrote: > > > IMHO, whether /kernel is a.out or elf is far less of an issue than which > > > bootblocks we use. > > I'm not sure whether you're talking about the same issue that Doug > > (Studded) is. I think moving to an ELF kernel 2 days before code > > freeze would be a disaster. > > ...but switching to Elf-aware boot blocks would not affect the kernel, > and would make a later transition to an Elf kernel less painful for > those who install 3.0-RELEASE from scratch. I think this is what Peter > meant. We shouldn't release code that *most* developers haven't had a chance to run. Let people run the code for a month before even considering putting it in a release. -- John Birrell - jb@cimlogic.com.au; jb@freebsd.org http://www.cimlogic.com.au/ CIMlogic Pty Ltd, GPO Box 117A, Melbourne Vic 3001, Australia +61 418 353 137 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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