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      1     The hp300-specific portion of the NetBSD _VER release is found in the
      2     "hp300" subdirectory of the distribution.  That subdirectory is laid
      3     out as follows:
      4     
      5     .../NetBSD-_VER/hp300/
      6     	SOURCE_DATE			A file containing the date, in UTC,
      7     					of the source code from which the
      8     					release or snapshot was built, in the
      9     					default format produced by the command:
     10     					`date -u`.
     11     
     12     	INSTALL				Installation notes; this file.
     13     
     14     	binary/
     15     		kernel/			Suitably named, gzipped hp300 kernels;
     16     					see below.
     17     
     18     		security/		Security-related hp300 binaries;
     19     					see below.
     20     
     21     		sets/			hp300 binary distribution sets;
     22     					see below.
     23     
     24     	installation/
     25     		miniroot/		hp300 miniroot images; see below.
     26     
     27     		misc/			Miscellaneous hp300 installation
     28     					helper utilities; see installation
     29     					section below.
     30     
     31     The NetBSD/hp300 binary distribution sets contain the binaries which
     32     comprise the NetBSD _VER release for the hp300.  There are eight binary
     33     distribution sets, and the "security" distribution set.  The binary
     34     distribution sets can be found in the "hp300/binary/sets" subdirectory of
     35     the NetBSD _VER distribution tree, and are as follows:
     36     
     37     	base	The NetBSD/hp300 _VER base binary distribution.
     38     		You MUST install this distribution set.  It contains the
     39     		base NetBSD utilities that are necessary for the
     40     		system to run and be minimally functional.  It
     41     		includes shared library support, and excludes
     42     		everything described below.
     43     		[ 9.2M gzipped, 26.4M uncompressed ]
     44     
     45     	comp	The NetBSD/hp300 Compiler tools.  All of the tools
     46     		relating to C and C++.  This set includes the system
     47     		include files (/usr/include), the linker, the compiler
     48     		tool chain, and the various system libraries (except
     49     		the shared libraries, which are included as part of the
     50     		base set).  This set also includes the manual pages for
     51     		all of the utilities it contains, as well as the system
     52     		call and library manual pages.
     53     		[ 6.8M gzipped, 23.9M uncompressed ]
     54     
     55     	etc	This distribution set contains the system
     56     		configuration files that reside in /etc and in several other
     57     		places. This set MUST be installed if you are installing the
     58     		system from scratch, but should NOT be used if you are
     59     		upgrading.  (If you are upgrading, it's recommended that
     60     		you get a copy of this set and CAREFULLY upgrade your
     61     		configuration files by hand.)
     62     		[ 55K gzipped, 337K uncompressed ]
     63     
     64     	games	This set includes the games and their manual pages.
     65     		[ 2.9M gzipped, 7.5M uncompressed ]
     66     
     67     	kern	This set includes a NetBSD/hp300 _VER GENERIC kernel,
     68     		named "/netbsd". You MUST install this distribution set.
     69     		[ 547K gzipped, 1.2M uncompressed ]
     70     
     71     	man	This set includes all of the manual pages for the
     72     		binaries and other software contained in the base set.
     73     		Note that it does not include any of the manual pages
     74     		that are included in the other sets.
     75     		[ 2.5M gzipped, 10.4M uncompressed ]
     76     
     77     	misc	This set includes the system dictionaries (which
     78     		are rather large), the typesettable document set, and
     79     		man pages for other architectures which happen to be
     80     		installed from the source tree by default.
     81     		[ 2.2M gzipped, 8.4M uncompressed ]
     82     
     83     	text	This set includes NetBSD's text processing tools,
     84     		including groff, all related programs, and their
     85     		manual pages.
     86     		[ 1.0M gzipped, 3.4M uncompressed ]
     87     
     88     The hp300 security distribution set is named "secr" and can be found
     89     in the "hp300/binary/security" subdirectory of the NetBSD _VER distribution
     90     tree.  It contains executables which are built in the "src/domestic" portion
     91     if the NetBSD source tree.  It can only be found on those sites which carry
     92     the complete NetBSD distribution and that can legally obtain it.  (Remember,
     93     because of United States law, it may not be legal to distribute this set to
     94     locations outside of the United States and Canada.)
     95     [ 776K gzipped, 263K uncompressed ]
     96     
     97     Since NetBSD 1.3, binary sets for the X Window system are also
     98     distributed with each NetBSD release. The binaries are based on
     99     X11R6.3. Unfortunatly there is no R6.3 Xserver for NetBSD/hp300 yet,
    100     so we can only distribute the X clients this time.
    101     You can not yet install them using the new automated install system.
    102     However, they are gzipped tarfiles, just like the other sets, so you
    103     can always simply extract them once you have your NetBSD system installed
    104     and running. The sets are:
    105     
    106     	xbase		The basic files needed for a complete X
    107     			client environment. This does not include
    108     			the X servers.
    109     			[ 2.5M gzipped, 7.6M uncompressed ]
    110     
    111     	xcomp		The extra libraries and include files needed
    112     			to compile X source code.
    113     			[ 1.7M gzipped, 7.1M uncompressed ]
    114     
    115     	xcontrib	Programs that were contributed to X.
    116     			[ 183k gzipped, 686k uncompressed ]
    117     
    118     	xfont		Fonts needed by X.
    119     			[ 5.9M gzipped, 7.3M uncompressed ]
    120     
    121     The hp300 binary distribution sets are distributed as gzipped tar files
    122     named with the extension ".tgz", e.g. "base.tgz".
    123     Each hp300 binary distribution set also has its own checksum files, just
    124     as the source distribution sets do.
    125     
    126     The instructions given for extracting the source sets work equally
    127     well for the binary sets, but it is worth noting that if you use that
    128     method, the files are extracted "below" the current directory.  That
    129     is, if you want to extract the binaries "into" your system, i.e.
    130     replace the system binaries with them, you have to run the "tar xfp"
    131     from /.  Also note that if you upgrade or install this way, those
    132     programs that you are using at the time will NOT be replaced unless
    133     you run "tar" with the "--unlink" option.  If you follow the normal
    134     installation or upgrade procedures, this will be taken care of for
    135     you.
    136     
    137     The following are included in the `hp300/installation' directory:
    138     
    139     	miniroot/
    140     		miniroot.fs.gz		A copy of the miniroot filesystem.
    141     
    142     	misc/
    143     		HP-IB.geometry		A file containing geometry for some
    144     					HB-IB disk drives.
    145     
    146     		SYS_INST.gz		A gzipped copy of the SYS_INST
    147     					miniroot installation program.
    148     
    149     		SYS_UBOOT.gz		A gzipped copy of the universal boot
    150     					block. Supports Network, tape and
    151     					disk booting. This is useful if you
    152     					are installing a diskless NetBSD/hp300
    153     					system.
    154     
    155     		rbootd.tgz		Source code for the rbootd program
    156     					included with NetBSD. It requires that
    157     					the server has a Berkeley Packet
    158     					Filter (bpf).  You will need to
    159     					compile this version of rbootd if
    160     					server system does not have this
    161     					utility already.
    162     
    163     The following are included in the `hp300/binary/kernel'directory:
    164     
    165     	netbsd.gdb.gz		A gzipped GENERIC kernel with debugging
    166     				symbols.
    167     
    168     	netbsd.gz		A gzipped GENERIC kernel.
    169     
    170     
    171     Note:	Each directory in the hp300 binary distribution also has its
    172     -----	own checksum files, just as the source distribution does:
    173     
    174     	All BSDSUM files are historic BSD checksums for the various files
    175     	in that directory, in the format produced by the command:
    176     	cksum -o 1 <file>.
    177     
    178     	All CKSUM files are POSIX checksums for the various files in that
    179     	directory, in the format produced by the command: cksum <file>.
    180     
    181     	All MD5 files are MD5 digests for the various files in that
    182     	directory, in the format produced by the command: cksum -m <file>.
    183     
    184     	All SYSVSUM files are historic AT&T System V UNIX checksums for
    185     	the various files in that directory, in the format produced by
    186     	the command: cksum -o 2 <file>.
    187     
    188     	The MD5 digest is the safest checksum, followed by the POSIX
    189     	checksum. The other two checksums are provided only to ensure
    190     	that the widest possible range of system can check the integrity
    191     	of the release files.
    192