Subject: Re: rtsol missing from floppy
To: Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino <itojun@itojun.org>
From: James Chacon <jmc@NetBSD.org>
List: tech-userlevel
Date: 03/01/2005 09:40:59
On Tue, Mar 01, 2005 at 06:23:35PM +0900, Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino wrote:
> > On Tue, Mar 01, 2005 at 06:04:14PM +0900, Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino wrote:
> > > > On Tue, 1 Mar 2005, Rick Kelly wrote:
> > > > >> What use is ffs (fss?) snapshots for during installation?
> > > > >> Sounds like it should be disabled in the INSTALL* kernels and on the
> > > > >> floppy?
> > >
> > > is it reasonable? can i commit it?
> >
> > How much space will that add to each of the floppies and install images
> > for each of the architectures?
> >
> > Do any overflow as a result?
> >
> > If that happens, what do you propose to delete to make the floppies fit?
>
> rtsol HAS BEEN included in the list (don't remember if it was
> miniroot/list). someone have removed it without knowing that it is
> essential for over-IPv6 installation. if addition of rtsol causes
> overflow, i'm not a bad guy, bad guy is the person who have removed it
> (and added something).
At this point it doesn't really matter. Breaking the builds isn't acceptable
just to prove a point. It needs to be tested to see if it will fit.
>
> anyways, i think we don't need both "shutdown" and "reboot/halt" on
> floppy. we only need the latter.
Yeah, one could probably go
James