Subject: Re: GENERIC compilation question
To: None <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: Georges Heinesch <geohei-ml@geohei.lu>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 06/13/2001 10:51:23
Quoting Patrick Welche (11-Jun-01 21:04:55):
> On Sun, Jun 10, 2001 at 05:39:54PM +0100, Georges Heinesch wrote:
> ..
>> Summary:
>>
>> distributed /netbsd 4.749.749 Bytes
>> my compiled GENERIC 4.745.013 Bytes
> I can't explain, the above, but
So at least, it wasn't a gross mistake from my part ;)
>> GENERIC kernel should then be bigger as INSTALL. However, it;s the
>> opposite (see above).
> Nope as the INSTALL kernel needs to have room inside it for the root
> filesystem it boots into.
Ok.
>> BTW, all of a sudden, I saw a /onetbsd kernel. What's that one?
> ^
> |
> "old"
> eg., you build a new kernel and do
> mv /netbsd /onetbsd
> cp netbsd /
> ...
Thanks!
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