> Hi,
> 
> I downloaded the 25 April 96 kernel sources and tried to compile a
> kernel suitable to suit my system. 
> 
> After issuing "config HOTDOG" the following is printed to the console:
> 
> ../../../conf/files:33	syntax error
> ../../../conf/files:98  syntax error
> ../../../conf/files:99	syntax error
> 
> and so on for two dozents or so lines
> 
> Has the procedure changed? I cleared out the old sys directory - so
> there should be the current files only.
> 
> BTW: my binaries are from the 960224 snapshot and the config-files
> HOTDOG has worked for me before.
> 
 
I am sorry, but I propably paniked - not the kernel ;)

After I compiled the current config binary my problem went away. Looks
like the format and some files have changed. I was now succesful in
compiling the kernel using the common source tree and installed the
960425 binary snapshot.

The old problems remain -

	no nfs to a netbsd/alpha partition

 	showmount -	RPC: portmapper failure
                        :Can't do Mountdump rpc
                        showmount exited with status 1

And a new problem

	named -		can't connect to the local nameserver
 			(named was ok with 960224)
 			I now run named compiled as an external
 			package (BIND-4.9.3-RELEASE). For anyone
 			interested it's in
 			ftp://hotdog.ping.apana.org.au/pub/NetBSD/ \
 						NetBSD-alpha/contrib
 
Will test the new binaries in the next few days more thoroughly....
 
 
 
cheerio Berndt
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Name	: Berndt Josef Wulf
E-Mail	: wulf@hotdog.apana.org.au
Sysinfo	: DEC AXPpci33+, NetBSD-1.1B