Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 15:05:59 -0400 (EDT) From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/release Makefile Message-ID: <XFMail.20030722150559.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20030722185621.GD80514@sunbay.com>
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On 22-Jul-2003 Ruslan Ermilov wrote: > On Tue, Jul 22, 2003 at 02:46:00PM -0400, John Baldwin wrote: >> >> >> On Tuesday 22 July 2003 05:04 am, Ruslan Ermilov wrote: >> >> >> > ru 2003/07/22 02:04:09 PDT >> >> >> > >> >> >> > FreeBSD src repository >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Modified files: >> >> >> > release Makefile >> >> >> > Log: >> >> >> > /floppies/boot.flp is no longer necessary on bootable i386 CD-ROMs. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Forgotten by: jhb >> >> >> >> >> >> I left it there so that people can choose which method they want to use >> >> >> to make bootable CD's. It was intentional, not a bug. The method is >> >> >> chosen at mkisofs invocation time, not when laying out the hierarchy. >> >> >> >> >> > How they can choose it? >> >> >> >> They don't use MAKE_ISOS and invoke mkisofs on their own. I have never >> >> used MAKE_ISOS when building a release and have always used my own buildreliso >> >> script. >> >> >> > So you agree there's no sense to keep the boot.flp on the second >> > CD-ROM image in official version? Your own script can take care >> > of copying it to the CD-ROM if necessary. >> >> No, my intention was to allow distributors like FreeBSD Mall, >> BSD Mall, etc. to easily choose which method they wanted to use. >> I.e., if they weren't comfortable with cdboot, they could still roll >> an ISO from the same tree using boot.flp without having to jump >> through hoops. However, if no one wants to use boot.flp anymore, >> then it should be removed outright since 2.88 floppies don't "really" >> exist in a useful fashion. >> > Murray, Chern, that's your call then. Would you like me to revert > this change? Do you need the /floppies/boot.flp on the 1st and > 2nd i386 CD-ROMs? The vendors@ list might be the best place to ask. -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/
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