> I downloaded sys.tar.gz from netbsd.org.  I then extracted all the files.
> 
> Q:  Do I need all the different platforms in the arch directory?  I assumed
> the only ones I need are mac68k and m68k, correct?

Not really. They are good if you get into programming and want to look at
what the other ports are doing.

> I then (following the howto) run config GENERIC.  This quickly produced an
> error about not finding the std.mac68k file.  So I edited the include path
> and got past that error.  Now I get "../../../files:7: syntax error".  I
> have looked at this file but lack any insight as to what may be wrong.  Any
> Ideas?

You need to make sure you are using the latest version of config. It
changes a lot, and so yours might be out of date. Also, in what directory
did you try to run config?

Take care,

Bill