Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 12:20:36 -0600 From: Bill Hamilton <billh@finsco.com> To: "Dan - Sr. Admin" <dm@globalserve.net> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 3.0-Release (Nov 1998) Message-ID: <36CC59F3.FF956BC1@finsco.com> References: <19990218114250.B11036@globalserve.net> <36CC3B8C.F8577087@finsco.com> <19990218133245.A235@globalserve.net>
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"Dan - Sr. Admin" wrote: > > Well, when you install a ELF kernel for the first time, make install will > bitch and remind you of that fact. > > Not to mention, file *will* tell you if you have an ELF kernel or not. > > regret:~> file /kernel > /kernel: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (FreeBSD), dynamically linked, not stripped > > So, if it's a.out, you can expect that "unknown" that you received. > > Default 3.0-RELEASE installs have an a.out kernel, as mentioned before. > That's what I was afraid of - "unknown" means you have an a.out kernel. I'm wondering if I should "convert to elf" before building 3.1-STABLE, or will that happen automagically when I build the world and kernel with the 3.1R tool chain ??? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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