cvs commit: src/release Makefile src/release/i386 mkisoimages.sh

[Ruslan Ermilov]

On Wed, Jul 23, 2003 at 03:20:18PM -0600, Scott Long wrote:
> Ruslan Ermilov wrote:
> >On Wed, Jul 23, 2003 at 05:00:44PM -0400, John Baldwin wrote:
> >
> >>On 23-Jul-2003 Ruslan Ermilov wrote:
> >>
> >>>ru          2003/07/23 13:53:37 PDT
> >>>
> >>> FreeBSD src repository
> >>>
> >>> Modified files:
> >>>   release              Makefile 
> >>>   release/i386         mkisoimages.sh 
> >>> Log:
> >>> Added the (undocumented) EMUL_BOOT variable (for TARGET=i386 only)
> >>> that causes the bootable ISO images to be created using the floppy
> >>> emulation (the old method) as opposed to the new "cdboot" method.
> >>> 
> >>> Only copy boot.flp to the 2nd CD-ROM if this variable is defined.
> >>> 
> >>> Reviewed by:    murray
> >>
> >>I would always copy the floppy.  The reason is so that all of the needed
> >>bits for both boot types are available to vendors.
> >>
> >
> >Running "make release" with -DEMUL_BOOT but without -DMAKE_ISOS does
> >just that.  My intent was for a standard "make release" to not have
> >unnecessary bits.  There's no point in cdrom/disc2/floppies/boot.flp
> >if we aren't even going to use it.
> >
> >
> >>I can see vendors
> >>taking the contents of an ISO, mounting it using mdconfig, adding more
> >>bit in another dir, then using mkisofs to generate a new ISO with a
> >>different boot method.  This would be done w/o rolling an entire release
> >>but using the ISO from the Project's release.  In other words, I don't
> >>think we should require vendors to roll an entire release just to use
> >>boot.flp instead of cdboot or vice versa.  Please just leave both cdboot
> >>and boot.flp on both ISOs.
> >>
> >
> >boot.flp is always available on the 1st disc in a set anyway; I don't
> >see a problem copying it from here to the custom 2nd disc.
> >
> >
> >Cheers,
> 
> I believe that John is asking for you to not limit the options that are
> available, and also not require that a 'make release' is re-run to have
> those options be available.  Whether or not *you* choose to use this
> flexibility is not the point.  I think that John's position is quite
> reasonable.
> 
How is my change limiting it, please explain?

mdconfig ... 2nd_cdrom_image
mount it
mess with the contents
copy boot.flp from the 1st CD to floppies/boot.flp
use mkisofs -b floppies/boot.flp


Cheers,
-- 
Ruslan Ermilov		Sysadmin and DBA,
ru at sunbay.com		Sunbay Software Ltd,
ru at FreeBSD.org		FreeBSD committer
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