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Stuff in the past few days
A few things not really visible on the surface happened in the past few
days:
- I've done a bit more work on the next version of
g4u, baseically moving
the whole build infrastructure to use NetBSD's new 'makefs -t cd9660'
and bootxx_cd9660
- While there, I've been working on a framework to
build bootf-cds (like the current bootfloppies, i.e.
just a small CD with a kernel and a ramdisk with sysinst, no install
sets).
The
latest version of the framework
works on i386 and amd, but it actually reinvents a wheel that's already
present twice in the NetBSD source tree. So I'll try to find more time
to think about the src/etc 'iso-image' target and esp. all the code
in src/distrib/cdrom before persuing this.
My current theory is that NetBSD needs to split the concept of
building a "release" into #1 the compiling of all the stuff in $RELEASEDIR,
and #2 the postprocessing (creating a bootable CD *with* install sets,
taring up sources, and making sure there's a pkgsrc snapshot there,
too). Maybe the source taring-up should even be moved to another step
#3 that's only done after performing step #2 *all* platforms.
We'll see when I find more time for this, or maybe if someone picks
it up...
- After NetBSD got permission from The Open Group and the IEEE to use
text from the POSIX(R) standard some time ago, I'm finally preparing
the
press release (available soon!) with them.
- Various other coordination stuff for the NetBSD booth at the
Chemnitz Linuxday is also taking ways too much time,
getting t-shirts and flyers and posters done.
[Tags: cdrom, g4u, ieee, iso, sus, theopengroup]
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