From owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 22 12:05:49 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 57D9E37B407 for ; Tue, 22 Jul 2003 12:05:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.speakeasy.net (mail14.speakeasy.net [216.254.0.214]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C8B743FA3 for ; Tue, 22 Jul 2003 12:05:46 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jhb@FreeBSD.org) Received: (qmail 3126 invoked from network); 22 Jul 2003 19:05:45 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO server.baldwin.cx) ([216.27.160.63]) (envelope-sender )encrypted SMTP for ; 22 Jul 2003 19:05:45 -0000 Received: from laptop.baldwin.cx (gw1.twc.weather.com [216.133.140.1]) by server.baldwin.cx (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6MJ5hGI043104; Tue, 22 Jul 2003 15:05:43 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jhb@FreeBSD.org) Message-ID: X-Mailer: XFMail 1.5.4 on FreeBSD X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20030722185621.GD80514@sunbay.com> Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 15:05:59 -0400 (EDT) From: John Baldwin To: Ruslan Ermilov cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org cc: Murray Stokely cc: Chern Lee cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/release Makefile X-BeenThere: cvs-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the entire tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 19:05:49 -0000 On 22-Jul-2003 Ruslan Ermilov wrote: > On Tue, Jul 22, 2003 at 02:46:00PM -0400, John Baldwin wrote: >> >> >> On Tuesday 22 July 2003 05:04 am, Ruslan Ermilov wrote: >> >> >> > ru 2003/07/22 02:04:09 PDT >> >> >> > >> >> >> > FreeBSD src repository >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Modified files: >> >> >> > release Makefile >> >> >> > Log: >> >> >> > /floppies/boot.flp is no longer necessary on bootable i386 CD-ROMs. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Forgotten by: jhb >> >> >> >> >> >> I left it there so that people can choose which method they want to use >> >> >> to make bootable CD's. It was intentional, not a bug. The method is >> >> >> chosen at mkisofs invocation time, not when laying out the hierarchy. >> >> >> >> >> > How they can choose it? >> >> >> >> They don't use MAKE_ISOS and invoke mkisofs on their own. I have never >> >> used MAKE_ISOS when building a release and have always used my own buildreliso >> >> script. >> >> >> > So you agree there's no sense to keep the boot.flp on the second >> > CD-ROM image in official version? Your own script can take care >> > of copying it to the CD-ROM if necessary. >> >> No, my intention was to allow distributors like FreeBSD Mall, >> BSD Mall, etc. to easily choose which method they wanted to use. >> I.e., if they weren't comfortable with cdboot, they could still roll >> an ISO from the same tree using boot.flp without having to jump >> through hoops. However, if no one wants to use boot.flp anymore, >> then it should be removed outright since 2.88 floppies don't "really" >> exist in a useful fashion. >> > Murray, Chern, that's your call then. Would you like me to revert > this change? Do you need the /floppies/boot.flp on the 1st and > 2nd i386 CD-ROMs? The vendors@ list might be the best place to ask. -- John Baldwin <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/