[src/netbsd-1-5]: src/distrib/notes/i386 Pullup 1.19 [fvdl]:

[tv <tv%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/e6b61cfb1d6a
branches:  netbsd-1-5
changeset: 490232:e6b61cfb1d6a
user:      tv <tv%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Tue Nov 14 16:10:24 2000 +0000

description:
Pullup 1.19 [fvdl]:
Mention the a.out -> ELF transition, and what sysinst does to accomplish
it.

diffstat:

 distrib/notes/i386/upgrade |  26 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diffs (32 lines):

diff -r d0ced33d179b -r e6b61cfb1d6a distrib/notes/i386/upgrade
--- a/distrib/notes/i386/upgrade        Tue Nov 14 16:08:15 2000 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/i386/upgrade        Tue Nov 14 16:10:24 2000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,27 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: upgrade,v 1.16.10.1 2000/11/01 03:48:08 tv Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: upgrade,v 1.16.10.2 2000/11/14 16:10:24 tv Exp $
 .
 .so ../common/upgrade
+.Pp
+.Nx /i386 has switched its executable format from the old a.out format
+to ELF, the now more commonly used and supported format. Your old
+binaries will continue to work just fine. The installation procedure
+will try to take the necessary steps to accomplish this. The most
+important step is to move the old a.out shared libraries in
+.Pa /usr/lib
+and
+.Pa /usr/X11R6/lib
+(if X was installed) to
+.Pa /emul/aout ,
+where they will be automatically found if an older a.out binary
+is executed. Sysinst will use an existing
+.Pa /emul
+and / or
+.Pa /emul/aout
+directory if available, and will create it (as a symbolic link to
+.Pa /usr/aout )
+if necessary.
+.Pp
+If you already had a
+.Pa /emul
+directory, or a symbolic link by that name, sysinst should rename it
+and tell you about it.