Module Name: src
Committed By: pgoyette
Date: Thu Jan 14 23:32:12 UTC 2021
Modified Files:
src/share/man/man5: mk.conf.5
Log Message:
Initial attempt at documenting the KERNEL_DIR option.
XXX EXPERIMENTAL, Work-In-Progress ! XXX
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diff -u src/share/man/man5/mk.conf.5:1.83 src/share/man/man5/mk.conf.5:1.84
--- src/share/man/man5/mk.conf.5:1.83 Tue Nov 10 21:47:49 2020
+++ src/share/man/man5/mk.conf.5 Thu Jan 14 23:32:12 2021
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: mk.conf.5,v 1.83 2020/11/10 21:47:49 kamil Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: mk.conf.5,v 1.84 2021/01/14 23:32:12 pgoyette Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1999-2003 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
.\" All rights reserved.
@@ -182,6 +182,37 @@ unless run in
.Sq expert
mode
.
+.It Sy KERNEL_DIR (EXPERIMENTAL)
+.YorN
+Indicates if a top-level directory
+.Sy /netbsd/
+is created.
+If
+.Dq yes ,
+the directory will contain a kernel file
+.Pa /netbsd/kernel
+and a corresponding modules directory
+.Pa /netbsd/modules/ .
+System bootstrap procedures will be modified to search for the kernel
+and modules in the
+.Pa /netbsd/
+directory.
+This is intended to simplify system upgrade and rollback procedures by
+keeping the kernel and its associated modules together in one place.
+.Pp
+If
+.Dq no ,
+the kernel file will be stored in
+.Pa /netbsd
+and the modules will be stored within the
+.Pa /stand/${ARCH}/
+directory hierarchy.
+.Pp
+The
+.Sy KERNEL_DIR
+option is a work-in-progress, and is highly experimental.
+It is also subject to change without notice.
+.DFLTn
.It Sy MAKEVERBOSE
Level of verbosity of status messages.
Supported values:
