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> Please be sure that you build and install libstand before building
> a loader!  (or use buildworld, that should work)

Good job tracking this one down Peter!!!!


Nate

> 
> FICL is now active on the Alpha, and actually seems to work.  The Alpha
> problems have been solved - it was an alignment issue of the end of code.
> Adding/removing code would make it fault.
> 
> I am not sure if the x86 loader will be affected by a mismatch, but I would
> not like to bet on it.  Be safe and make sure it is not linked against
> a stale libstand. :-)
> 
> Cheers,
> -Peter
> 
> ------- Forwarded Message
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> Date:    Fri, 12 May 2000 15:45:16 -0700
> From:    Peter Wemm <peter@FreeBSD.org>
> To:      cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
> Subject: cvs commit: src/sys/boot/alpha/common Makefile.common
> 
> peter       2000/05/12 15:45:16 PDT
> 
>   Modified files:
>     sys/boot/alpha/common Makefile.common 
>   Log:
>   Reactivate the FICL hooks to make it be compiled in, but also initialize
>   FICL.  bootforth is now live on the Alpha!
>   
>   **BEWARE** - you *MUST* build and install a current libstand or you will
>   most likely get zfree() panics at loader startup.
>   
>   We should now be able to set up the loader.conf stuff on the Alpha too.
>   
>   Revision  Changes    Path
>   1.7       +9 -9      src/sys/boot/alpha/common/Makefile.common
> 
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