Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:41:24 -0400 From: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> To: Xin LI <delphij@delphij.net> Cc: "Bruce A. Mah" <bmah@freebsd.org>, src-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-src@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org, Ken Smith <kensmith@cse.buffalo.edu>, Ken Smith <kensmith@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/release/i386 fixit_crunch.conf Message-ID: <200706151341.25206.jhb@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <4672C3B3.30901@delphij.net> References: <200706151441.l5FEfCO5092414@repoman.freebsd.org> <4672B456.7090109@freebsd.org> <4672C3B3.30901@delphij.net>
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On Friday 15 June 2007 12:52:03 pm Xin LI wrote: > Bruce A. Mah wrote: > > If memory serves me right, Ken Smith wrote: > >> On Fri, 2007-06-15 at 14:41 +0000, Ken Smith wrote: > >>> kensmith 2007-06-15 14:41:11 UTC > >>> > >>> FreeBSD src repository > >>> > >>> Modified files: > >>> release/i386 fixit_crunch.conf > >>> Log: > >>> The i386 "fixit" floppy began overflowing, most likely due to the new > >>> gcc. Replace vi(1) with ed(1) as the editor to make the contents fit > >>> on a floppy again. > >>> > >>> Revision Changes Path > >>> 1.15 +2 -4 src/release/i386/fixit_crunch.conf > >> Needing to deal with this was almost enough motivation to stop > >> supporting floppies for the 7.X release but I decided that was a bit too > >> drastic (just barely :-). > >> > >> But I think this does signal the end. Please plan around floppy support > >> being nuked from HEAD some time fairly shortly after RELENG_7 gets > >> branched (meaning no floppy support for 8.X). > > > > Clarification: This means "no support for floppy install or fixit > > media". We're *not* talking about dropping support for floppy drives. > > It would be nice if we can also get rid of some workaorund to make > loader(8) fit the floppy, e.g. to enable bzip2 support by default, on > 8-CURRENT 8-) Actually, since 7.x uses split_mfsroot on i386 now, that should work now as well (assuming the resulting loader is still under 1MB in size, which it has to be anyway) -- John Baldwin
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