Subject: Re: [jhonold@bigfoot.com: 1.6-stable building docs]
To: Jan Schaumann <jschauma@netbsd.org>
From: Simas Mockevicius <symka@netbsd.vejas.lt>
List: netbsd-docs
Date: 04/22/2003 19:48:13
Yes, I have noticed that my box compiled 1.6-stable did'nt did it. I have
readed all these docs mentioned below and nothing hapend...
I think we need to check and write some docs about it. Also translate to
all languages (those we translating:-)

Symka.

On Tue, 22 Apr 2003, Jan Schaumann wrote:

> Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 12:32:34 -0400
> From: Jan Schaumann <jschauma@netbsd.org>
> To: netbsd-docs@netbsd.org
> Subject: [jhonold@bigfoot.com: 1.6-stable building docs]
>
> ----- Forwarded message from mr grip <jhonold@bigfoot.com> -----
>
> > /usr/src/UPDATING reads like a changelog
> > /usr/src/BUILDING reads like a syntax dump and doesn't make any mention of
> > building the kernel
> > http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/current/ and even
> > http://www.onlamp.com/lpt/a/3371 both offer instructions for -current, which
> > don't work for -stable.
> >
> > where are the -stable docs?
>
> Where are they, indeed?  I think we should have a quick 'rebuilding your
> system' howto...
>
> -Jan
>
> --
> A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely
> foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
>