On Sat, 7 Jul 2001, matthew green wrote:

>    > More importantly, these files aren't described in the INSTALL.html file.
>
>    They're not supported by the installer, either (except for xmisc.tgz,
>    I think). Until the installer supports alternate kernels, there's not
>    much to say. Ideally, the install-laptop floppy would install
>    kern-laptop as /netbsd, but I don't know that it does.
>
> hmm?  besides xmisc, which is probably handled correclty as you say, none
> of the above would be something the installer (i assume you mean `sysinst')
> supports!  they are for special-case users attempting to install, and those
> are the people who need documentation on what these files do.

Why not have the installer let you choose a kernel the way you choose
sets, or to have the bootlap* floppies install kern-laptop.tgz by
default, and especially to have boot-tiny.fs install kern-tiny? I'm
talking "in general", not like it's supposed to happen for 1.5.1.

> (ps: it would seem crazy if releng didn't read netbsd-bugs.)

OK, I'm sure they do, too. :-)

I'd rather releng worked on getting the release out, than fielding
impractical requests. I'd really hate to see this release delayed
another two or three months for minutae. IMO, it was a real tragedy
the way 1.4.3 was delayed many months and wasn't finally released
until after 1.5 was.


Frederick