Subject: bin/22132: installboot confusion
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <vugdeox@vug.ath.cx>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 07/13/2003 15:58:59
>Number:         22132
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       installboot confusion
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    bin-bug-people
>State:          open
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Jul 13 21:25:00 UTC 2003
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Nate Hill
>Release:        NetBSD 1.6.1
>Organization:
	
>Environment:
	
	
System: NetBSD vug.ath.cx 1.6.1 NetBSD 1.6.1 (VUG) #2: Thu Jul 3 19:50:09 CDT 2003 toor@vug.ath.cx:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/VUG i386
Architecture: i386
Machine: i386
>Description:
	I noticed that there are two binaries named 'installboot' in 1.6.1 and only one is documented. Unfortunately the one that isn't documented is in peoples paths...

/usr/mdec/installboot - Normal installboot binary, works fine and documented.
/usr/sbin/installboot - Unknow installboot binary, different syntax, undocumented.

Since many people abbreviate their commands relying on path they get errors when the sbin binary is called since, it has a different syntax than the mdec one.  Is the new installboot there for any particular reason? 
	
>How-To-Repeat:
installboot /usr/mdec/biosboot.sym /dev/r*
	
>Fix:
Write a manpage for /usr/sbin/installboot and possibly rename it.
	
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