Subject: Re: CVS commit: src/etc
To: None <source-changes@NetBSD.org>
From: David Young <dyoung@pobox.com>
List: source-changes
Date: 03/11/2007 13:08:47
On Sun, Mar 11, 2007 at 03:52:50PM +0000, Alan Barrett wrote:
>
> Module Name: src
> Committed By: apb
> Date: Sun Mar 11 15:52:31 UTC 2007
>
> Modified Files:
> src/etc: MAKEDEV.tmpl
>
> Log Message:
> * Add "-p pax" flag, to create all device nodes at once using pax,
> instead of one by one using mknod. This is much faster (speed
> increases of up to 20 times have been observed, but 3 to 5 times is
> more common).
> * One "-M" flag will create the mfs file system but not redirect output
> to a temporary console; "-M -M" will also redirect output.
> * Change the way we accumulate options to pass to MAKEDEV.local.
This is great! I cannot count how many times I've drummed my fingers
waiting for MAKEDEV to create /dev on a slow SBC. I must buy you a
beer sometime.
Dave
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