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The following reply was made to PR misc/39454; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Havard Eidnes <he@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: gnats-bugs@xxxxxxxxxx, bouyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: misc-bug-people@xxxxxxxxxx, gnats-admin@xxxxxxxxxx,
netbsd-bugs@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: misc/39454: UPDATE build of amd64 bootcd fails to pick up new
kernel
Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:48:34 +0200 (CEST)
> > quattro: {108} /u/build/HEAD/tools/amd64/bin/nbmake-amd64 dependal=
l
>
> I think the right target for this would be "iso_image" and not "depe=
ndall".
> This is typically done after dependall have been run though the whol=
e tree.
...
> 'build.sh release' will build a release, including binary sets and I=
NSTALL
> kernel with embeded ramdisk.
> 'build.sh iso-image' will take whatever exists in the sets directory=
and
> build a cd image with it. It won't try to update kernels or binaries=
.=
Is there a good reason the distrib/amd64/cdrom/ make target needs to
be different from the floppy targets in this respect? And why does
not "release" dump the built bits into the appropriate RELEASEDIR
subdirectory? I think the Principle Of Least Astonishment has been
seriously violated here.
Regards,
- H=E5vard
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