Subject: Re: Merged arch/sun3x into arch/sun3
To: Gordon W. Ross <gwr@mc.com>
From: David Brownlee <abs@anim.dreamworks.com>
List: port-sun3
Date: 02/05/1998 03:16:38
On Thu, 5 Feb 1998, Gordon W. Ross wrote:
> On the other hand, the boot programs are linked to run in
> low memory, and as a result we can run the same binaries
> on both the sun3 and sun3x. The latest sun3/stand sources
> will run on both machines. The boot programs now offer a
> default kernel name based on the machine name:
> On sun3: netbsd.sun3
> On sun3x: netbsd.sun3x
> This is to allow common boot media. Of course, it will be
> necessary to have a symlink (/netbsd -> /netbsd.sun3). *
>
> * This might change. Perhaps it would be better to build
> special versions of the boot programs for boot media
> that needs to run on both machines. Any better ideas?
Could they try netbsd.sun3{,x} then fallback to netbsd if not
present?