Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 02:00:06 -0700 From: Studded <Studded@gorean.org> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: "Dag-Erling C. =?iso-8859-1?Q?Sm=F8rgrav?=" <dag-erli@ifi.uio.no>, Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au>, Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, Edwin Culp <eculp@webwizard.org.mx>, FreeBSD-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ELF kernels (was: Make elf release) Message-ID: <36246816.31AEB990@gorean.org> References: <3622D416.E2E627AC@gorean.org> <199810130909.RAA29552@spinner.netplex.com.au> <19981014075310.V21983@freebie.lemis.com> <xzpk924nigr.fsf@hrotti.ifi.uio.no> <19981014110624.Y21983@freebie.lemis.com>
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Greg Lehey wrote:
Someone wrote:
> > ...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.
>
> Yes, I agree, I think that's what Peter meant. I don't think it's
> what Doug meant.
No, I suggested going the whole hog, but my understanding about the
readiness of the elf kernel, etc. was mistaken. If doing just the
bootblocks now will get most of the pain out of the way, I will gladly
settle for that. :)
Doug
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