Subject: install/35475: Installation document fix
To: None <install-manager@netbsd.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org,>
From: None <itohy@netbsd.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 01/24/2007 13:25:00
>Number: 35475
>Category: install
>Synopsis: Installation document fix
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: install-manager
>State: open
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Wed Jan 24 13:25:00 +0000 2007
>Originator: ITOH Yasufumi
>Release: NetBSD 4.99.7
>Organization:
>Environment:
Machine: i386
>Description:
On the installation document (INSTALL.more etc.),
1. '>' and '&' characters are missing,
SYSVSUM Historic ATT System V UNIX checksums ...
^should be AT&T
2. sysinst screen does not look pretty.
.***********************************************.
* NetBSD-3.1_STABLE Install System * <===
* *
:
>How-To-Repeat:
Read the installation document and get confused.
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-2/200701180000Z/i386/INSTALL.more
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-3/200612010000Z/i386/INSTALL.more
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-4/200701220000Z/i386/INSTALL.more
>Fix:
Here's a patch, but I'm not sure this is a correct fix.
Index: macros
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/src/distrib/notes/common/macros,v
retrieving revision 1.32
diff -u -r1.32 macros
--- macros 23 Jan 2007 15:23:05 -0000 1.32
+++ macros 24 Jan 2007 12:54:35 -0000
@@ -417,6 +417,11 @@
.if !r\*A .nr \*A 1
.define_all \*[MACHINE_ARCH_LIST]
.
+.\" Compatible strings.
+.ds & &
+.ds < <
+.ds > >
+.
.\" Other strings available:
.\"
.\" \*M ${MACHINE} (e.g., `i386')
Index: sysinst
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/src/distrib/notes/common/sysinst,v
retrieving revision 1.78
diff -u -r1.78 sysinst
--- sysinst 4 Jan 2007 00:19:45 -0000 1.78
+++ sysinst 24 Jan 2007 12:54:36 -0000
@@ -418,7 +418,9 @@
. cs \n(.f 22
.\" ) - appease vi showmatch
.***********************************************.
- * NetBSD-\*V Install System *
+ *
+.sp -1
+ * NetBSD-\*V Install System
* *
*\*>a: Install NetBSD to hard disk *
* b: Upgrade NetBSD on a hard disk *