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Re: adding bootstrap information to the manual
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olafBuddenhagen |
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Re: adding bootstrap information to the manual |
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Sat, 10 Mar 2007 02:20:40 +0100 |
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Hi,
On Fri, Mar 09, 2007 at 03:53:59PM -0500, Ben Asselstine wrote:
> I have found that the bootstrapping section of the manual is sorely
> lacking.
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> Attached is a patch that adds more information to the manual regarding
> the bootstrap procedure on the Hurd. I have also removed some of the
> deprecated serverboot documentation.
Actually, I think a considerable part of the stuff you want to remove
also applies to the "boot" command used for subhurds, so is really
useful, although it probably needs reviewing...
> +After the Hurd has booted, the @code{boot} program is used to start a
> parallel Hurd (@pxref{The Sub-Hurd}) by passing it bootscript
> parameters in a file.
"Parallel Hurd" is not an established term. Better use subhurd and/or
neighbour Hurd.
-antrik-