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Diff for /src/doc/BUILDING.mdoc between version 1.86 and 1.87

version 1.86, 2012/02/14 21:19:19 version 1.87, 2012/02/14 21:32:07
Line 1159  Create a bootable
Line 1159  Create a bootable
 installation disk image in the  installation disk image in the
 .Sy RELEASEDIR/RELEASEMACHINEDIR Ns Pa /installation/installimage  .Sy RELEASEDIR/RELEASEMACHINEDIR Ns Pa /installation/installimage
 directory.  directory.
 The bootable installation disk image is  The installation disk image is suitable for copying to
 suitable to USB flash memory sticks etc. for machines which  bootable USB flash memory sticks, etc., for machines which
 may support boot from such USB devices.  are able to boot from such devices.
 File system in the bootable disk image will have a layout  The file system in the bootable disk image will have a layout
 as described in  as described in
 .Xr release 7 .  .Xr release 7 .
 .Pp  .Pp
Line 1172  run the
Line 1172  run the
 menu-based installation program, which can be used to install or upgrade a  menu-based installation program, which can be used to install or upgrade a
 .Nx  .Nx
 system.  system.
 Bootable installation images also contain tools that may be  The image also contains tools that may be
 useful in repairing a damaged  useful in repairing a damaged
 .Nx  .Nx
 installation.  installation.
 .Pp  .Pp
 Before  Before
 .Dq make install-image  .Dq make install-image
 is attempted, RELEASEDIR must be populated by  is attempted,
   .Sy RELEASEDIR
   must be populated by
 .Dq make release  .Dq make release
 or equivalent  or equivalent.
 and RELEASEDIR binaries must be built with  The build must have been performed with
 .Sy MKUNPRIVED=yes  .Sy MKUNPRIVED=yes
 to refer permission information from specfiles.  because
   .Dq make install-image
   relies on information in
   .Sy DESTDIR Ns Pa /METALOG .
 .  .
 .It live-image  .It live-image
 Create  Create
Line 1195  directory.
Line 1200  directory.
 The live image contains all necessary files  The live image contains all necessary files
 to boot  to boot
 .Nx  .Nx
 upto multi user mode, including all files  up to multi-user mode, including all files
 which should be extracted during installation,  which should be extracted during installation,
 .Nx  .Nx
 disklabel, and bootloaders etc.  disklabel, bootloaders, etc.
 .Pp  .Pp
 The live image is suitable for misc emulators like QEMU,  The live image is suitable for use as a disk image in
 and also usuful to try  virtual machine environments such as QEMU,
   and also useful to boot
 .Nx  .Nx
 on real machines with USB  from a USB flash memory stick
 flash memory sticks without installation.  on a real machine, without the need for installation.
 .Pp  .Pp
 Before  Before
 .Dq make live-image  .Dq make live-image
 is attempted, RELEASEDIR must be populated by  is attempted, RELEASEDIR must be populated by
 .Dq make release  .Dq make release
 or equivalent  or equivalent
 and RELEASEDIR binaries must be built with  The build must have been performed with
 .Sy MKUNPRIVED=yes  .Sy MKUNPRIVED=yes
 to refer permission information from specfiles.  because
   .Dq make install-image
   relies on information in
   .Sy DESTDIR Ns Pa /METALOG .
 .  .
 .It Sy regression-tests  .It Sy regression-tests
 Can only be run after building the regression tests in the directory  Can only be run after building the regression tests in the directory
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