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| author | hpa <hpa> | 1998-12-05 08:59:36 +0000 |
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| committer | hpa <hpa> | 1998-12-05 08:59:36 +0000 |
| commit | 6905735f32e5f14aeeda31033b9d9c611a3a09f3 (patch) | |
| tree | 72254b16d240dfeb7c3175299e9ecc21dd7bac8e | |
| parent | 67dade5182fae10c2abea137418398c5e73af94d (diff) | |
| download | syslinux-1.42.tar.gz | |
Update documentation; include doc file for distributors.syslinux-1.42
| -rw-r--r-- | Makefile | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | README | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | distrib.doc | 30 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | syslinux.doc | 9 |
4 files changed, 39 insertions, 3 deletions
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ VERSION = $(shell cat version) SOURCES = ldlinux.asm syslinux.asm syslinux.c copybs.asm BTARGET = bootsect.bin ldlinux.sys ldlinux.bin ldlinux.lst ITARGET = syslinux.com syslinux copybs.com -DOCS = COPYING NEWS README TODO syslinux.doc keytab-lilo.doc +DOCS = COPYING NEWS README TODO *.doc OTHER = Makefile bin2c.pl now.pl genstupid.pl keytab-lilo.pl version all: $(BTARGET) $(ITARGET) @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ See the following files for documentation about SYSLINUX: syslinux.doc - Usage instructions; manual. + distrib.doc - For creators of Linux distributions. NEWS - List of changes from previous releases. TODO - About features planned for future releases. COPYING - For the license terms of this software. diff --git a/distrib.doc b/distrib.doc new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e599d0e5 --- /dev/null +++ b/distrib.doc @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +For creators of Linux distributions: + +SYSLINUX is a notoriously hard program to debug, since it runs outside +of any operating system, and has a tendency to expose BIOS and +hardware bugs on various systems. Therefore, I would appreciate if +you would resist the temptation of recompiling the SYSLINUX bootloader +itself (ldlinux.asm) if at all possible. If you do that, I will have +to refer any bug reports I receive back to the respective distributor. + +However, I have no such concerns about recompiling the installer +programs, and in fact, with both libc 5 and libc 6 in common use in +the Linux world today I understand if you wish to relink the +Linux-based installer against your system version of libc. Therefore +a special makefile targets "make installer" has been included with the +SYSLINUX distribution, starting with version 1.42. + +To rebuild the installer programs *only*, starting from a freshly +untarred distribution copy of SYSLINUX, do: + + make clean + make installer + +If you want to remove all intermediate files, including the ones +obtained from assembling ldlinux.asm and which are included in the +distribution, do "make spotless". + +I appreciate your assistance in this matter. + + H. Peter Anvin + diff --git a/syslinux.doc b/syslinux.doc index deee2777..4b3d0d99 100644 --- a/syslinux.doc +++ b/syslinux.doc @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ SYSLINUX - Version 1.40 - May 7, 1998 + Version 1.42 + December 5, 1998 A bootloader for Linux using MS-DOS floppies @@ -462,6 +462,11 @@ I would appreciate hearing of any problems you have with SYSLINUX. I would also like to hear from you if you have successfully used SYSLINUX, *especially* if you are using it for a distribution. +If you are reporting problems, please include all possible information +about your system and your BIOS; the vast majority of all problems +reported turn out to be BIOS or hardware bugs, and I need as much +information as possible in order to diagnose the problems. + There is a mailing list for discussion among SYSLINUX users and for announcements of new and test versions. To join, send a message to majordomo@linux.kernel.org with the line: |