Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 11:59:20 -0800 From: JJ Behrens <jj@nttmcl.com> To: stable@FreeBSD.org, csfbsd@raggedclown.net, bmah@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: /usr/sbin/sysinstall for -stable (cvs commit: src/release/sy Message-ID: <20020312115920.A9291@alicia.nttmcl.com> In-Reply-To: <200203121832.g2CIWUs25950@bmah.dyndns.org>; from bmah@FreeBSD.ORG on Tue, Mar 12, 2002 at 10:32:30AM -0800 References: <200203120130.MAA17703@lightning.itga.com.au> <20020312140950.GB1577@raggedclown.net> <200203121832.g2CIWUs25950@bmah.dyndns.org>
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Just as a reminder, whatever happens, we should keep <http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/makeworld.html>; section 19.4.12 in sync or delete it (as appropriate). Thanks, -jj > If memory serves me right, Cliff Sarginson wrote: > > On Tue, Mar 12, 2002 at 12:30:40PM +1100, Gregory Bond wrote: > > > > Actually, it violated my POLA to discover sysinstall wasn't rebuild during > > > buildworld.... > > > > > Mine too :) > > I would have no objections to it being moved. > > I am wondering if there are any serious implications of not being able > > to run it in single-user with only / mounted. I cannot think of > > any... ? > > If there are maybe /sbin is the place. > > It is going to get moved anyway, might as well do it now. With a big > > note in UPDATING of course...and a little script to echo this fact when > > you type "./sysinstall" in "/stand" ? > > Uh...wait a sec... > > /stand/sysinstall is the crunched binary that you get on the > installation media. It is never updated with an installworld. As far > as I can tell, this is true even on -CURRENT systems. > > /usr/sbin/sysinstall exists only on -CURRENT. It is a "normal", > dynamically-linked executable that *does* get updated with a buildworld/ > installworld. > > pdmonitor:bmah% ldd /stand/sysinstall > ldd: /stand/sysinstall: not a dynamic executable > pdmonitor:bmah% ldd /usr/sbin/sysinstall > /usr/sbin/sysinstall: > libdialog.so.4 => /usr/lib/libdialog.so.4 (0x280af000) > libncurses.so.5 => /usr/lib/libncurses.so.5 (0x280c8000) > libutil.so.3 => /usr/lib/libutil.so.3 (0x28109000) > libftpio.so.5 => /usr/lib/libftpio.so.5 (0x28112000) > libc.so.5 => /usr/lib/libc.so.5 (0x28118000) > pdmonitor:bmah% uname -a > FreeBSD pdmonitor.packetdesign.com 5.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT #4: Wed Feb 20 15:33:48 PST 2002 root@pdmonitor.packetdesign.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 > > Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing sysinstall moved either...it makes > doing MFCs easier. :-) > > Bruce. > > PS. I'm sure some other RE type is going to prove me wrong on about > half of the stuff I said above, but that's my understanding of the > situation. -- Some programming languages manage to absorb change but withstand progress. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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