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From: "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@FreeBSD.org>
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2000 14:11:58 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: cvs commit: src/sys/boot/forth loader.4th
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dcs         2000/09/08 14:11:58 PDT

  Modified files:
    sys/boot/forth       loader.4th 
  Log:
  Enhance boot-conf.
  
  Now boot-conf can also receive parameters to be passed to the kernel
  being booted. The syntax is the same as in the boot command, so one
  boots /kernel.OLD in single-user mode by typing:
  
  boot-conf /kernel.OLD -s   instead of
  boot-conf -s /kernel.OLD
  
  The syntax still supports use of directory instead of file name, so
  
  boot-conf kernel.OLD -s
  
  may be used to boot /boot/kernel.OLD/kernel.ko in single-user mode.
  
  Notice that if one passes a flag to boot-conf, it will override the
  flags set in .conf files, but only for that invocation. If the user
  aborts the countdown and tries again without passing any flags, the
  flags set in .conf files will be used.
  
  Some factorization was done in the process of enhancing boot-conf,
  as it has been growing steadly as features are getting added, becoming
  too big for a Forth word. It still could do with more factorization,
  as a matter of fact.
  
  Override the builtin "boot" with something based on boot-conf. It will
  behave exactly like boot-conf, but booting directly instead of going
  through autoboot.
  
  Since we are now pairing kernel and module set in the same directory,
  this change to boot makes sense.
  
  Revision  Changes    Path
  1.11      +119 -25   src/sys/boot/forth/loader.4th



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