Attached is my proposed diff for /usr/src/share/man/man8/release.8 that
adds instructions on how to build the install${VERSION}.{fs,iso}
images. I have incorporated off-list feedback from Theo Buehler in this
diff.
Any feedback would be welcome.
Index: release.8
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RCS file: /home/cvs/src/share/man/man8/release.8,v
retrieving revision 1.72
diff -u -p -r1.72 release.8
--- release.8 14 Sep 2015 20:06:59 -0000 1.72
+++ release.8 21 Jun 2016 13:22:40 -0000
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ Build and install xenocara.
Make and validate the xenocara release.
.It
Make the third party packages.
+.It
+Create boot and installation disk images.
.El
.Pp
The following sections describe each of the required steps in detail.
@@ -338,6 +340,29 @@ subsystem of contributed applications is
for installation, either individually or in bulk.
This is described in
.Xr ports 7 .
+.Ss 8. Create boot and installation disk images
+.Pp
+At this point,
+.Va RELEASEDIR
+contains the
+.Ox
+.Sq tarballs
+necessary to install the system by hand or upgrade an existing system.
+.Pp
+The following steps will create the boot and installation images
+install${VERSION}.{fs,iso} suitable for installs without network
+connectivity. These images contain the
+.Sq tarballs
+and ports built in the previous steps.
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+# export RELDIR=your-releasedir
+# export RELXDIR=your-xenocara-releasedir
+# cd /usr/src/distrib/${ARCH}/iso && make
+# make install
+# unset RELDIR RELXDIR
+.Ed
+.Pp
+The two installer images are now stored in your release directory.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr cvs 1 ,
.Xr doas 1 ,
