Subject: Re: NetBSD 1.5 on PowerBok 165C
To: gabriel rosenkoetter <gr@eclipsed.net>
From: Frederick Bruckman <fredb@immanent.net>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 07/01/2001 09:24:25
On Sun, 1 Jul 2001, gabriel rosenkoetter wrote:

> On Sun, Jul 01, 2001 at 09:04:24AM -0500, Frederick Bruckman wrote:
> > It's a known bug with NetBSD 1.5. The wscons-friendly updated Mac OS
> > NetBSD Installer has been in the current directory for some time, but
> > 1.5, as distributed, will forever require the work-around you posted.
> > It's actually a FAQ:
> >
> > 	http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/mac68k/faq/faq-4.html#ss4.23
>
> I trust this is fixed in the days-away 1.5.1 release?

1.5.1 gets a snapshot of the current "misc" directory, so yes, the fix
will be in 1.5.1.

The systematic problem remains. The Installer bug slipped in because
it can't (yet?) build on NetBSD, so the source isn't subject to the
same revision control and oversight as NetBSD proper.


Frederick