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authorPer Fogelstrom <pefo@cvs.openbsd.org>1997-05-19 22:41:24 +0000
committerPer Fogelstrom <pefo@cvs.openbsd.org>1997-05-19 22:41:24 +0000
commitf626f0d6fb662ca99c46edca3d213030cb9f3133 (patch)
tree838f5c7fd7fef0a77b390b32155f2ca095c06c50 /distrib/notes/arc/contents
parentf2c54c51f9411507b5ceaadfdf12a0de489c932a (diff)
New improved (heh) release doc set
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@@ -5,18 +5,26 @@ out as follows:
.../2.1/arc/
INSTALL.arc Installation notes; this file.
- bins/ arc binary distribution sets;
+ bsd.rd ARC RAMDISK kernel. This is the
+ kernel that should be booted when
+ installing OpenBSD.
+
+ *.gz ARC binary distribution sets;
see below.
- miniroot/ arc boot and installation
- floppies; see below.
+ bsd ARC GENERIC kernel in ELF format.
+ This is the kernel installed by the
+ install script.
+
+ bsd.ecoff ARC GENERIC kernel in ECOFF format.
+ This kernel may be used to boot a
+ system from a MSDOS disk.
-There is a arc miniroot image to be found in the "arc/minroot"
-subdirectory of the OpenBSD 2.1 distribution. Also there is a
-miniroot tar file there.
+The ARC ramdisk image is a bootable kernel+rootimage. This kernel is used
+when a system is installed for the first time. The file is in ECOFF format.
The OpenBSD/arc binary distribution sets contain the binaries which
-comprise the OpenBSD 2.1 release for arc systems. There are seven binary
+comprise the OpenBSD 2.1 release for ARC systems. There are seven binary
distribution sets. The binary distribution sets can be found in
subdirectories of the "arc/bins" subdirectory of the OpenBSD 2.1
distribution tree, and are as follows:
@@ -27,7 +35,7 @@ distribution tree, and are as follows:
system to run and be minimally functional. It
includes shared library support, and excludes
everything described below.
- [ 15.0M gzipped, 50.8M uncompressed ]
+ [ 15.0M gzipped, 50.9M uncompressed ]
comp21 The OpenBSD/arc Compiler tools. All of the tools
relating to C, C++, and FORTRAN (yes, there are two!).
@@ -38,7 +46,7 @@ distribution tree, and are as follows:
set). This set also includes the manual pages for all
of the utilities it contains, as well as the system
call and library manual pages.
- [ 16.2M gzipped, 61.1M uncompressed ]
+ [ 15.9M gzipped, 60.2M uncompressed ]
etc21 This distribution set contains the system
configuration files that reside in /etc and in several
@@ -47,7 +55,7 @@ distribution tree, and are as follows:
used if you are upgrading. (If you are upgrading,
it's recommended that you get a copy of this set and
CAREFULLY upgrade your configuration files by hand.)
- [ 93K gzipped, 450K uncompressed ]
+ [ 92K gzipped, 450K uncompressed ]
game21 This set includes the games and their manual pages.
[ 2.9M gzipped, 7.5M uncompressed ]
@@ -69,7 +77,7 @@ distribution tree, and are as follows:
manual pages.
[ 1.0M gzipped, 4.2M uncompressed ]
-The arc binary distribution sets are distributed in the same form as
+The ARC binary distribution sets are distributed in the same form as
the source distribution sets; catted together, the members of a set
form a gzipped tar file. Each arc binary distribution set also has
its own "CKSUMS" file, just as the source distribution sets do.