Re: CVS commit: src/distrib/notes/common

[Havard Eidnes <he%netbsd.org@localhost>]

> On Mon, 23 Aug 2004, Bill Studenmund wrote:
> > > Todo: XXX
> > >  * Provide split sets - it's documented and supported by sysinst
> > >    (or say how to create them?)
> >
> > Say how to create them. We made the decision a while back to stop shipping
> > split sets as very few folks use them; they aren't really space-efficient
> > for the mirrors.
>
> I have no idea how to create them.

Use the "split" program with appropriate arguments on the install
sets, such as "split -b 235k base.tgz base."  This creates files
no larger than 235KB, and you can fit 6 of the resulting files on
an ms-dos file system on an 1.4MB floppy.

> Maybe floppy-based installs should be dragged out of sysinst,
> shot in the head and buried altogether?

Possibly, except that will probably make problems for some users
of some particular piece of oldish hardware.  At least we no
longer hardcode the number of the split set files in sysinst...

Regards,

- Håvard