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The pmax-specific portion of the NetBSD _VER release is found in the
"pmax" subdirectory of the distribution.  That subdirectory is laid
out as follows:

.../NetBSD-_VER/pmax/
			binary/		pmax binary distribution sets;
					see below.

			install/	a GENERIC kernel, installation
					utilities and a miniroot filesystem;
					see below.

			security/	pmax security distribution;
					see below.

The NetBSD/pmax binary distribution sets contain the binaries which
comprise the NetBSD _VER release for the pmax.  There are seven binary
distribution sets, and the "security" distribution set.  The binary
distribution sets can be found in the "pmax/binary" subdirectory of
the NetBSD _VER distribution tree, and are as follows:

	base13	The NetBSD/pmax _VER 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
		does NOT include shared library support, and excludes
		everything described below.
		[ 20.4M gzipped, 19M uncompressed ]

	comp13	The NetBSD/pmax Compiler tools.  All of the tools
		relating to C and C++.  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.
		[ 7.4M gzipped, 14.7M uncompressed ]

	etc13	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.)
		[ 68K gzipped, 348K uncompressed ]

	games13	This set includes the games and their manual pages.
		[ 2.8M gzipped, 6.8M uncompressed ]

	man13	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.
		[ 0.9M gzipped, 3.6M uncompressed ]

	misc13	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.
		[ 1.9M gzipped, 6.6M uncompressed ]

	text13	This set includes NetBSD's text processing tools,
		including groff, all related programs, and their
		manual pages.
		[ 1.2M gzipped, 3.18M uncompressed ]

The pmax distribution set does not include a security distribution.
If you are in the US and want the security distribution you must
get the security source distribution and recompile libcrypt.a and
recompile the following programs:
	ed, ftpd, makekey, rexecd, uucpd, init, lock, login, passwd,
	skeyinit, su, tn3270, pppd

(Remember, because of United States law, it may not be legal to
distribute this set to locations outside of the United States and
Canada.)
[ 128K gzipped, 275K uncompressed ]

The pmax binary distribution sets are distributed as gzipped tar files.
Each pmax binary distribution set also has its own "CKSUMS" file, just
as the source distribution sets do.

The initial installation of NetBSD _VER on a Decstation not already running
NetBSD _VER is supported by the following files, which are  included in 
the `.../install' directory:

	miniroot.gz	A gzipped copy of a miniroot filesystem.
			When unzipped, this is suitable for dd'ing
			onto a raw disk partition.

	netbsd.gz	A gzipped GENERIC kernel.


The instructions given for extracting the source sets work equally
well for the binary sets, but it is worth noting that if you use that
method, the files are extracted "below" the current directory.  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 xvfp"
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.