NetBSD/distrib/notes/sun3/contents

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$NetBSD: contents,v 1.8 1998/05/29 17:57:11 gwr Exp $
The sun3-specific portion of the NetBSD _VER release is found in the
"sun3" subdirectory of the distribution. That subdirectory is laid
out as follows:
.../NetBSD-_VER/sun3/
INSTALL Installation notes; this file.
installation/
miniroot/ sun3 miniroot image
netboot/ sun3 network boot support
tapeimage/ sun3 boot tape support
binary/
kernel/ sun3 kernels
sets/ sun3 binary distribution sets
security/ sun3 security distribution
Detailed content descriptions by directory:
.../sun3/installation/
Files and scripts used during installation. This distribution
supports installation of NetBSD/sun3 onto a sun3 with no previous
operating system, with initial boot from network or tape. See
"Getting the NetBSD System onto Useful Media" for instructions
on either method.
.../sun3/installation/miniroot/
miniroot.gz A gzipped copy of the miniroot filesystem.
This image is to be un-gzipped and copied
into the swap area of a disk.
.../sun3/installation/netboot/
netboot A copy of the network boot program.
This is useful if you are installing
a diskless NetBSD/sun3 system.
.../sun3/installation/tapeboot/
MakeBootTape A script for creating the boot tape.
MakeInstTape A script for creating the install tape.
tapeboot A copy of the tape boot program, used
as the first segment of a boot tape.
.../sun3/binary/kernel/
netbsd-gen.gz A gzipped GENERIC kernel (for upgrade)
netbsd-inst.gz A gzipped INSTALL kernel. This has a
small enough configuration so it will
boot on any Sun-3 (even a 3/50).
netbsd-rd.gz A gzipped copy of the "RAMDISK kernel"
for installing the miniroot filesystem.
.../sun3/binary/sets/
The NetBSD/sun3 binary distribution sets contain the binaries which
comprise the NetBSD _VER release for the sun3. There are seven binary
distribution sets and the "security" distribution set. The binary
distribution sets can be found in the "sun3/binary/sets" subdirectory
of the NetBSD _VER distribution tree, and are as follows:
base The NetBSD/sun3 _VER base binary distribution. You
MUST install this distribution set. It contains the
base NetBSD utilities that are necessary for the
system to run and be minimally functional. It
includes shared library support, and excludes
everything described below.
[ 9M gzipped, 26M uncompressed ]
comp The NetBSD/sun3 Compiler tools. All of the tools
relating to C, C++, and FORTRAN (yes, there are two!).
This set includes the system include files
(/usr/include), the linker, the compiler tool chain,
and the various system libraries (except the shared
libraries, which are included as part of the base
set). This set also includes the manual pages for all
of the utilities it contains, as well as the system
call and library manual pages.
[ 7M gzipped, 24M uncompressed ]
etc This distribution set contains the system configuration
files that reside in /etc and in several other places.
This set MUST be installed if you are installing the
system from scratch, but should NOT be used if you are
upgrading. (If you are upgrading, it's recommended that
you get a copy of this set and CAREFULLY upgrade your
configuration files by hand.)
[ 54K gzipped, 330K uncompressed ]
games This set includes the games and their manual pages.
[ 3M gzipped, 7M uncompressed ]
man This set includes all of the manual pages for the
binaries and other software contained in the base set.
Note that it does not include any of the manual pages
that are included in the other sets.
[ 3M gzipped, 10M uncompressed ]
misc This set includes the system dictionaries (which are
rather large), the typesettable document set, and
man pages for other architectures which happen to be
installed from the source tree by default.
[ 2M gzipped, 8M uncompressed ]
text This set includes NetBSD's text processing tools,
including groff, all related programs, and their
manual pages.
[ 1M gzipped, 4M uncompressed ]
.../sun3/binary/security/
Contains executables which are built from the "src/domestic"
portion if the NetBSD source tree. It can only be found on those
sites which carry the complete NetBSD distribution and that can
legally obtain it. (Remember, because of United States law, it
may not be legal to distribute this set to locations outside of
the United States and Canada.)
[ 128K gzipped, 275K uncompressed ]
The sun3 binary distribution sets are distributed as gzipped tar files
named with the extension ".tgz", e.g. "base.tgz". Each sun3 binary
distribution set also has its own checksum files, just as the source
distribution sets do.
The instructions given for extracting the source sets work equally
well for the binary sets, but it is worth noting that if you use that
method, the files are extracted "below" the current directory. That
is, if you want to extract the binaries "into" your system, i.e.
replace the system binaries with them, you have to run the commands:
cd /
tar --unlink -zxvpf set.tar.gz
Note that the "--unlink" flags is very important! If you upgrade or
install this way, those programs that you are using at the time will
NOT be replaced unless you run "tar" with the "--unlink" option. If
you follow the normal installation or upgrade procedures, this will be
taken care of for you.