Subject: Re: MI MAKEDEV code
To: Luke Mewburn <lukem@netbsd.org>
From: Lubomir Sedlacik <salo@Xtrmntr.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 05/25/2003 13:54:23
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On Sun, May 25, 2003 at 09:05:18PM +1000, Luke Mewburn wrote:
> On Sun, May 25, 2003 at 11:54:35AM +0200, Martin Husemann wrote:
> >=20
> > Is mtree(1) available when this script is run? Maybe we could make
> > it output an mtree template and pipe that to mtree instead of
> > running individual rm/ mknod etc. itself?
>=20
> mtree is in /usr/bin, and we currently use /dev/MAKEDEV for the "mfs
> /dev " hack in /sbin/init.  Therefore, this would cause problems on
> systems with a separate /usr.
>=20
> Not an insurmountable problem, but an issue non-the-less.

what about MAKEDEV as a host tool (think diskless netboot installations
on other systems)?


regards,

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