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Re: CVS commit: syssrc/sys/conf



Jason R Thorpe <thorpej%wasabisystems.com@localhost> writes:
> On Sat, Dec 08, 2001 at 08:54:08PM -0500, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
>  > A bad idea. You can easily nuke your running kernel that way by
>  > accident. We don't have that functionality by intent. The mechanisms
>  > for picking up kernels for snapshots don't need it anyway.
> 
> Except that some time ago someone (foolishly, IMO) did in fact add
> an "install" target for the kernel Makefiles.  Anderw was merely
> making the existing "install" target consider DESTDIR.

"Yick!"

I seem to remember that, now that you mention it -- and I don't know
how thrilled I was about it then....

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