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Date:      Sun, 6 Apr 1997 12:41:01 +1000
From:      Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
To:        freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org, jimd@dutton2.it.siu.edu
Subject:   Re: FTP Install fails: "MAKEDEV: arithmetic expression: syntax error: "1 << 29"
Message-ID:  <199704060241.MAA28659@godzilla.zeta.org.au>

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>Subject: FTP Install fails: "MAKEDEV: arithmetic expression: syntax error: "1 << 29"

>Yesterday, I downloaded the 2.1.7 boot.flp and attempted to install both
>3.0-CURRENT and 2.2-RELEASE. Both abended with the above error.

The 2.1.7 /bin/sh doesn't understand $((1 << 29)).  Perhaps you need a
2.2-RELEASE floppy to install 2.2-RELEASE.

Bruce



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