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| -rw-r--r-- | release/ChangeLog | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | release/INSTALL-binary | 35 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | release/checklist | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | release/dist-README | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | release/release-steps | 3 |
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diff --git a/release/ChangeLog b/release/ChangeLog index 11f2489b..e68e7c80 100644 --- a/release/ChangeLog +++ b/release/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +Mon Jun 9 12:18:50 1997 Thomas Bushnell, n/BSG <thomas@gnu.ai.mit.edu> + + * dist-README: Update version number. + * INSTALL-binary: Likewise. Also added some instructions to help + Linux users. + Mon May 26 23:03:41 1997 Miles Bader <miles@gnu.ai.mit.edu> * checklist: Add su, addauth, setauth, ids, & vminfo to list of diff --git a/release/INSTALL-binary b/release/INSTALL-binary index f44def87..2a9a9847 100644 --- a/release/INSTALL-binary +++ b/release/INSTALL-binary @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -*- Text -*- Instructions for bootstrapping the Hurd from binary images (i386). -GNU Version 0.0 +GNU Version 0.2 This is the Hurd. Welcome. @@ -15,10 +15,9 @@ Library General Public when distributing this binary snapshot. See licenses. If you have noticed that these steps are rather long and a bit too -complex, you are right. But we didn't want to delay the release just -in order to make the installation prettier. You can rest assured, -however: Making it prettier and easier is one of our more important -priorities. +complex, you are right. One of our upcoming tasks is to develop a +convenient package mechanism and more streamlined installation +procedure. Bug reports for programs in this distribution should be sent to the maintainer of the program. For a complete list of which mailing lists @@ -36,9 +35,6 @@ In addition, bug reports or requests for help in using the system as a connected whole (as opposed to for particular programs) should be sent to the hurd mailing lists. -If any of these mailing address should fail, send your message to -`tower@gnu.ai.mit.edu' and ask him to forward it properly. - STEP I: @@ -66,15 +62,25 @@ Start with a system already running BSD: entire Hurd image into it. Make sure you do this as root, and remember to give tar the `p' option. -If you do not have a system running BSD, you can install using the -NetBSD boot floppies: +Start with a system already running a GNU/Linux system: + + Again, we suggest using a fresh disk. But you can also use an + existing partition. Make it big enough to hold the entire Hurd + binary image, and then some. Make sure you have a partition for + swap too. Extract the binary image onto the new partition using + tar; make sure you sue the `p' option to tar. + +If you do not have a system running BSD or a GNU/Linux system, you can +install using the NetBSD boot floppies. To do this, you do NOT need +to install NetBSD; you will just be using their boot floppies +briefly. Unpack the entire Hurd image somewhere accessible by NFS. Then see the instruction subroutine in this file labelled `Installing from NetBSD boot floppies' and follow them. -We plan to have our own boot floppies soon, which will make this all a -fair bit easier. +We plan to have our own boot floppies, which will make this all a fair +bit easier. @@ -91,6 +97,11 @@ name (this is a mach partition name), or comment out the line if you don't want paging. Note that you don't have to do anything to initialize swap partitions, unlike Linux. +If your filesystem is an ext2fs filesystem (if you are starting with a +system already running a GNU/Linux system, for example), then you also +should change the reference to /hurd/ufs.static into a reference to +/hurd/ext2fs.static. + (If you did STEP I using NetBSD boot floppies, then this file should be /mnt/boot/servers.boot.) diff --git a/release/checklist b/release/checklist index e9d7e310..cc8eab73 100644 --- a/release/checklist +++ b/release/checklist @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Order for building binary distribution: * Build/install libc again. * Build/install everything else. +See `release-steps' for Hurd source release steps. Checklist for binary image filesystems diff --git a/release/dist-README b/release/dist-README index 2ad479ca..afad66cf 100644 --- a/release/dist-README +++ b/release/dist-README @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ This is the Hurd. Welcome. -This is the complete GNU system, version 0.0. +This is the complete GNU system, version 0.2. This directory contains i386 binaries for the Hurd and various programs built to run under it. @@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ In addition, bug reports or requests for help in using the system as a connected whole (as opposed to for particular programs) should be sent to the hurd mailing lists. -If any of these mailing address should fail, send your message to -`tower@gnu.ai.mit.edu' and ask him to forward it properly. - The GNU system is free software. See the files /share/misc/COPYING and /share/misc/COPYING.LIB. diff --git a/release/release-steps b/release/release-steps index fb822234..5303017b 100644 --- a/release/release-steps +++ b/release/release-steps @@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ Make tar file. Test compilation. Update README, including version number. Update INSTALL, including version number. +Update NEWS. Write release announcement. -READEM and release announcement should mention list of platforms. +README and release announcement should mention list of platforms. |