Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the copyright notices on the relevant files. =================================================================== RCS file: /ftp/cvs/cvsroot/src/UPDATING,v retrieving revision 1.78 retrieving revision 1.79 diff -u -p -r1.78 -r1.79 --- src/UPDATING 2002/12/04 12:50:43 1.78 +++ src/UPDATING 2002/12/09 18:59:07 1.79 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -$NetBSD: UPDATING,v 1.78 2002/12/04 12:50:43 lukem Exp $ +$NetBSD: UPDATING,v 1.79 2002/12/09 18:59:07 wiz Exp $ This file is intended to be a brief introduction to the build process and a reference on what to do if something doesn't work. @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Recent changes: NetBSD ARM ELF uses the soft-VFP floating point model by default. However, the assembler lacked support for marking objects as using the VFP floating point format, and the - compiler was no properly passing the flag indicating "soft-VFP" + compiler was not properly passing the flag indicating "soft-VFP" to the assembler. Unfortunately, this means that the linker will now consider @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Recent changes: The only work-around for the problem is to recompile all of the libraries on the system. The easiest way to do this for - system libraries is to install a binary snapshot; there are + system libraries is to install a binary snapshot; they are generally available on releng.netbsd.org. Any packages you have installed which supply libraries will have to be recompiled if you wish to link new programs against those libraries. @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Recent changes: 20021011: Systrace has been improved to support privilege elevation. Updating the kernel requires the userland part of systrace - to be rebuild. + to be rebuilt. 20021010: The config(8) grammar was changed to allow options to register @@ -113,13 +113,13 @@ Recent changes: there is no working in-tree toolchain (hppa, ns32k, sh5, x86_64). - EXTERNAL_TOOLCHAIN -- if defined by the user, points to the - root ofan external toolchain (e.g. /usr/local/gnu). This + root of an external toolchain (e.g. /usr/local/gnu). This enables the cross-build framework even for TOOLCHAIN_MISSING platforms. 20020906: gehenna-devsw has been merged into the trunk. Need to update and - reinstall usr.sbin/config before build the kernel. + reinstall usr.sbin/config before building the kernel. 20020822: Crunched rescue tools (contents of /bin and /sbin, plus others) @@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ Recent changes: sshd:*:16:16::0:0:& pseudo-user:/var/chroot/sshd:/sbin/nologin - also /var/chroot/sshd directory needs to be present (digged as a part of - build process). + Also /var/chroot/sshd directory needs to be present (digged as part of + the build process). 20020426: NBUILDJOBS obsoleted in favor of just using -j. @@ -161,12 +161,12 @@ Recent changes: configuration from earlier systems (as far back as NetBSD 1.5). 20020320: - needs a new install(1) for it's "-a cmd" support. - build and install at usr.bin/xinstall before the build. + needs a new install(1) for its "-a cmd" support. + Build and install at usr.bin/xinstall before the build. 20020319: - raw IPv6 socket now makes strict checking for sa_family and sa_len - on send(2) operation. be sure to have sbin/rtsol and usr.sbin/rtsold + Raw IPv6 socket now makes strict checking for sa_family and sa_len + on send(2) operation. Be sure to have sbin/rtsol and usr.sbin/rtsold newer than November 2001 when you upgrade the kernel. 20020311: @@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ Recent changes: the VAX assembly files. 20020118: - ntpd user/group has been added. Need to hand add this in or builds will break as mtree aborts early. @@ -193,7 +192,6 @@ Recent changes: ntpd:*:15:15::0:0:Ntpd pseudo-user:/var/chroot/ntpd:/sbin/nologin 20011207: - If you're attempting to build a snapshot on sparc64 and are getting reloc errors from the toolchain groff binary this means your native toolchain has some broken C++ bits.