Re: install/54972: No Tmp Partition Created after Changing Size from Percentage to MB Input in 9.0 Installer

[Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR install/54972; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: install/54972: No Tmp Partition Created after Changing Size from
 Percentage to MB Input in 9.0 Installer
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2020 20:24:57 +0100

 On Sun, Feb 16, 2020 at 06:50:00PM +0000, dplassche%gmail.com@localhost wrote:
 > Encountered when doing a new install on a blank drive where I choose
 > to set partition sizes in the NetBSD 9.0 installer.  Changed the /tmp
 > partition size from 25% to 8192 MB.  The next screen with the partition
 > layout and the subsequent newfs omitted the /tmp partition completely.
 
 Yes, that is kinda on-purpose. The next screens show the partitions on
 one special drive (like wd0) and /tmp will be only a mountput, but not
 eat space from that disk.
 
 So did the install end up with tmpfs and the size you chose mounted as
 tmpfs on /tmp ?
 
 Martin