Re: Tools mkhybrid(8) for mac68k/macppc ISO9660/HFS install ISO images

[David Brownlee <abs%absd.org@localhost>]

On Fri, 31 May 2024 at 22:36, Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost> wrote:
>
> I wrote:
> > > > [rationale]
> > > >
> > > > I believe it's a better strategy to "drop pkgsrc mkisofs(8) and
> > > >  use a (dumb and old but) own build tool," even if it isn't perfect.
> > >
> > > I would definitely agree. It would ensure all NetBSD mac ISO images
> > > were buildable, not just the ones where releng or similar has jumped
> > > through specific hoops.
> >
> > Thank you for your comment. I'll commit changes this weekend.
>
> Committed:
>  https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2024/05/31/msg151577.html
>  https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2024/05/thread3.html#151603

Wonderful. Presumably once an iso shows up on http://nyftp.netbsd.org/
we can get people to test boot it on a selection of machines, then
look for a pullup to -10?
(If a pullup to -9 is simple that would be nice, but obviously much
lower priority)

> I wrote in the first post:
>  https://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-toolchain/2024/05/25/msg004355.html
> >> # Future works
> >>
> >> - Currently a special "mapppc_installboot" tool is necessary to
> >>   make macppc install CD ISO bootable, in the "old CD method"
> >>   described in src/distrib/cdrom directory.
> >>
> >>   This old macppc_installboot tool (written by me) should be merged
> >>   into MI src/usr.sbin/installboot to build a macppc installcd iso
> >>   on "build.sh iso-image" target and to abandon the old method.
> >>
> >>   However, it also requires more work and cleanups around Apple
> >>   partition map stuff in src/usr.sbin/installboot/arch/macppc.c.
>
> For interim macppc installcd builds, I'll also add
> src/tools/macppc_installboot before reorganizing complicated
> Apple partition map stuff in src/usr.sbin/installboot/arch/macppc.c.
>
> I've also managed to create a bootable macppc disk using
> Apple partition map on my OpenFirmware 2.x Apus2000/200:
>  https://gist.github.com/tsutsui/f1f81e194eb2ff1eda6fda4b1bb84d25
> so I think we can switch macppc port using Apple partition map
> (without BSD disklabel) by default as mac68k, but this is another
> macppc specific topic.

Now *that* is shiny :)

David