NetBSD/distrib/notes/sparc/contents
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The sparc-specific portion of the NetBSD 1.0 release is found in the
"sparc" subdirectory of the distribution. That subdirectory is laid
out as follows:
.../NetBSD-1.0/sparc/
binary/ sparc binary distribution sets;
see below.
security/ sparc security distribution;
see below;
install/ Base GENERIC kernels, tools,
and installation script.
The NetBSD/sparc binary distribution sets contain the binaries which
comprise the NetBSD 1.0 release for the sparc. There are seven binary
distribution sets, and the "security" distribution set. The binary
distribution sets can be found in subdirectories of the "sparc/binary"
subdirectory of the NetBSD 1.0 distribution tree, and are as follows:
base10 The NetBSD/sparc 1.0 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.
[ 7.3M gzipped, 22.7M uncompressed ]
comp10 The NetBSD/sparc 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.
[ 4.9M gzipped, 15.9M uncompressed ]
etc10 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.)
[ 50K gzipped, 285K uncompressed ]
games10 This set includes the games and their manual pages.
[ 1.2M gzipped, 3.3M uncompressed ]
man10 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.
[ 0.7M gzipped, 2.9M uncompressed ]
misc10 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.
[ 1.7M gzipped, 5.9M uncompressed ]
text10 This set includes NetBSD's text processing tools,
including groff, all related programs, and their
manual pages.
[ 0.8M gzipped, 3.1M uncompressed ]
The sparc security distribution set is named "secr10" and can be found
in the "sparc/security" subdirectory of the NetBSD 1.0 distribution
tree. It contains crypt.c (the source file for the DES encryption
algorithm) and the binaries which depend on it. 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, this
distribution set may not be exported to locations outside of the
United States and Canada.) [ 127K gzipped, 337K uncompressed ]
The sparc binary distribution sets are distributed in the same form as
the source distribution sets; catted together, the members of a set
form a gzipped tar file. Each sparc binary distribution set also has
its own "CKSUMS" file, just as the source distribution sets do. The
binary sets are "rooted" at /, 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 "tar xfp" from /. Also note that if you
upgrade or install this way, those programs that you are using at the
time will NOT be replaced. If you follow the normal installation or
upgrade procedures, this will be taken care of for you.
The "sparc/install" directory contains an install script, and two
GENERIC kernels. As well, the distribution cannot be extracted using
the SunOS "tar" program so SunOS statically-linked versions of gzip
(GNU gzip) and gtar (GNU tar) are provided.