Re: misc/39454: UPDATE build of amd64 bootcd fails to pick up new kernel

[Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR misc/39454; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>
To: Havard Eidnes <he%NetBSD.org@localhost>
Cc: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost, misc-bug-people%NetBSD.org@localhost, 
gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost,
        netbsd-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Subject: Re: misc/39454: UPDATE build of amd64 bootcd fails to pick up new 
kernel
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 21:42:14 +0200

 On Wed, Sep 03, 2008 at 09:24:21PM +0200, Havard Eidnes wrote:
 > > > Is there a good reason the distrib/amd64/cdrom/ make target needs to
 > > > be different from the floppy targets in this respect?
 > >
 > > Yes, because it can't be done at the same time (it has to be run after
 > > release).
 > 
 > Also when doing what's done under "build.sh ... release", which
 > is to construct an ISO image containing the boot loader and the
 > "fat" INSTALL kernel?
 
 No, this one is built as part of 'release', I think.
 
 > I find that somewhat hard to beleive, and
 > would still expect "dependall" and "release" to do what they do
 > elsewhere to avoid violating the Principle of Least Astonishment,
 > not like now that when CDRELEASE is not set, the actual build
 > *and* installation is done under "make release", and is hidden
 > from view (actions are performed even though nothing shows up in
 > the make log!) when MAKEVERBOSE=1...  Again, POLA violation.
 
 I think they do. I can't see why it wouldn't work for a cdboot.
 Reading the makefiles, I think it should always copy the updated binaries;
 even if they didn't change. The make targets don't correspond to created
 files.
 
 > 
 > > > And why does not "release" dump the built bits into the
 > > > appropriate RELEASEDIR subdirectory?
 > >
 > > I think it does, but maybe not when run from the distrib/ dir.
 > 
 > Why would that make a difference?!?
 
 Because the bits to do it is in src/etc/ ?
 
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