NetBSD/distrib/notes/vax/contents

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$NetBSD: contents,v 1.3 1998/01/09 18:47:51 perry Exp $
The vax-specific portion of the NetBSD _VER release is found in the
"vax" subdirectory of the distribution. That subdirectory is laid
out as follows:
.../NetBSD-_VER/vax/
INSTALL Installation notes; this file.
binary/ vax binary distribution sets;
see below.
security/ vax security distribution;
see below.
tk50/ Files to install from tape.
rx50/ Files to install from RX50 floppy.
rx33/ Files to install from RX33 floppy.
netboot/ Files needed when netbooting.
.../vax/netboot/
There are a couple of files in the netboot directory; the boot program
in different flavours, a generic kernel and a miniroot image. The files
are described below:
boot The NetBSD loader program, needed to load the
kernel or any standalone program from disk/tape/net.
boot.mopformat The same as above, but in MOP format.
gennetbsd.gz A generic NetBSD/vax kernel, gzipped.
miniroot.tar.gz A tar'ed and gzipped miniroot, unpack this to
get a small netbooted environment.
.../vax/tk50/
.../vax/rx50/
.../vax/rx33/
In these directories there are splitted files of both a small boot
utility filesystem and a miniroot. See the section for installing
to get more about this.
.../vax/binary/
The NetBSD/vax binary distribution sets contain the binaries which
comprise the NetBSD _VER release for the vax. There are seven binary
distribution sets, and the "security" distribution set. The binary
distribution sets can be found in the "vax/binary" subdirectory of
the NetBSD _VER distribution tree, and are as follows:
base13 The NetBSD/vax _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.
[ 7.6M gzipped, 21.5M uncompressed ]
comp13 The NetBSD/vax Compiler tools. All of the tools
relating to C and C++. 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.
[ 5.4M gzipped, 17.2M uncompressed ]
etc13 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.)
[ 68K gzipped, 350K uncompressed ]
games13 This set includes the games and their manual pages.
[ 2.9M gzipped, 7.0M uncompressed ]
man13 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.
[ 0.9K gzipped, 3.5M uncompressed ]
misc13 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.
[ 1.9M gzipped, 6.5M uncompressed ]
text13 This set includes NetBSD's text processing tools,
including groff, all related programs, and their
manual pages.
[ 0.8M gzipped, 2.9M uncompressed ]
.../vax/security/
The vax security distribution set is named "secr13" and can be found
in the "vax/security" subdirectory of the NetBSD _VER distribution
tree. It contains executables which are built in 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 vax binary distribution sets are distributed as gzipped tar files.
Each vax binary distribution set also has its own "CKSUMS" file, 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 command:
tar --unlink -zxvpf set.tar.gz
from /. Note that the "--unlink" flags is very important!
For best results, it is recommended that you follow the installation
and/or upgrade procedures documented in this file.