Subject: Re: IMPORTANT: new partition ID
To: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 02/21/1998 19:48:16
Jason Thorpe writes:
> On Fri, 20 Feb 1998 09:55:13 -0500
> "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com> wrote:
>
> > My problem is that I actually run my snapshots for a while before
> > releasing them to make sure they don't totally destroy people's
> > machines, and right now I'm running UVM. Backing out would be painful
> > because the userlands differ. (Indeed, you need a different userland
> > for UVM *and* PMAP_NEW, too!)
> >
> > Given this, I'm only really in a position to produce UVM snapshots. I
> > was going to do a new one in about two weeks (once the rubble finished
> > bouncing).
>
> What are you talking about? Build with a different mk.conf and
> BSDOBJDIR, then!
As I said:
I actually run my snapshots for a while before releasing them to make
sure they really work. I feel it isn't really "nice" to put out a
snapshot I myself haven't run. All my machines right now run UVM. If
you feel no UVM snapshots should be built, I suppose I won't be able
to build a snapshot for a while.
> The fact that _you're_ running UVM should have no effect on your
> ability to make regular snapshots.
Sure it does. I won't put out a snapshot that I haven't run. It could
screw someone particularly badly, so I don't put up untested stuff.
Perry