Subject: Re: SE/30
To: None <ender@macbsd.com>
From: Frederick Bruckman <fb@enteract.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 11/20/1998 11:59:42
On Fri, 20 Nov 1998, Colin Wood wrote:

> > Let's see... There are instructions to install either kern.tgz, or
> > kern_sbc.tgz, along with rest of the sets. Then, later it says:
> > 
> > "Additional kernels to those included in the distribution sets may be
> >  found in the "mac68k/binary/kernels" subdirectory of the NetBSD 1.3.2
> >  distribution tree.  These kernels are generally named something like
> >  "netbsd-GENERIC.gz" or some other suitable name.  Please note that
> >  these kernels are simply gzipped and are not in tar archives."
> > 
> > You're not the very first person to have trouble with this. You could
> > always submit a pr for a document change request. See "man 1 send-pr"
> 
> If anyone can come up with a better wording, please let me know....I'll
> fix it.  Personally, I think the INSTALL doc is pretty clear, provided you
> read all of it.  Then again, I wrote large portions of it, so I guess I'm
> a bit biased in that regard ;-)

I'm thinking of something like adding, "Don't bother with these if
you're installing a system for the first time. Just be sure to install
one of kern.tgz, kern_sbc.tgz along with the rest of the sets."