contents revision 1.4 1 $NetBSD: contents,v 1.4 1999/01/25 23:34:23 garbled Exp $
2
3 The vax-specific portion of the NetBSD _VER release is found in the
4 "vax" subdirectory of the distribution. That subdirectory is laid
5 out as follows:
6
7 .../NetBSD-_VER/vax/
8 INSTALL Installation notes; this file.
9
10 binary/ vax binary distribution sets;
11 see below.
12
13 security/ vax security distribution;
14 see below.
15
16 tk50/ Files to install from tape.
17
18 rx50/ Files to install from RX50 floppy.
19
20 rx33/ Files to install from RX33 floppy.
21
22 netboot/ Files needed when netbooting.
23
24 .../vax/netboot/
25
26 There are a couple of files in the netboot directory; the boot program
27 in different flavours, a generic kernel and a miniroot image. The files
28 are described below:
29
30 boot The NetBSD loader program, needed to load the
31 kernel or any standalone program from disk/tape/net.
32
33 boot.mopformat The same as above, but in MOP format.
34
35 gennetbsd.gz A generic NetBSD/vax kernel, gzipped.
36
37 miniroot.tar.gz A tar'ed and gzipped miniroot, unpack this to
38 get a small netbooted environment.
39
40 .../vax/tk50/
41 .../vax/rx50/
42 .../vax/rx33/
43
44 In these directories there are splitted files of both a small boot
45 utility filesystem and a miniroot. See the section for installing
46 to get more about this.
47
48 .../vax/binary/
49
50 The NetBSD/vax binary distribution sets contain the binaries which
51 comprise the NetBSD _VER release for the vax. There are seven binary
52 distribution sets, and the "security" distribution set. The binary
53 distribution sets can be found in the "vax/binary" subdirectory of
54 the NetBSD _VER distribution tree, and are as follows:
55
56 base13 The NetBSD/vax _VER base binary distribution. You
57 MUST install this distribution set. It contains the
58 base NetBSD utilities that are necessary for the
59 system to run and be minimally functional. It
60 includes shared library support, and excludes
61 everything described below.
62 [ 7.6M gzipped, 21.5M uncompressed ]
63
64 comp13 The NetBSD/vax Compiler tools. All of the tools
65 relating to C and C++. This set includes the system
66 include files (/usr/include), the linker, the compiler
67 tool chain, and the various system libraries (except
68 the shared libraries, which are included as part of the
69 base set). This set also includes the manual pages for
70 all of the utilities it contains, as well as the system
71 call and library manual pages.
72 [ 5.4M gzipped, 17.2M uncompressed ]
73
74 etc13 This distribution set contains the system configuration
75 files that reside in /etc and in several other places.
76 This set MUST be installed if you are installing the
77 system from scratch, but should NOT be used if you are
78 upgrading. (If you are upgrading, it's recommended that
79 you get a copy of this set and CAREFULLY upgrade your
80 configuration files by hand.)
81 [ 68K gzipped, 350K uncompressed ]
82
83 games13 This set includes the games and their manual pages.
84 [ 2.9M gzipped, 7.0M uncompressed ]
85
86 man13 This set includes all of the manual pages for the
87 binaries and other software contained in the base set.
88 Note that it does not include any of the manual pages
89 that are included in the other sets.
90 [ 0.9K gzipped, 3.5M uncompressed ]
91
92 misc13 This set includes the system dictionaries (which are
93 rather large), the typesettable document set, and
94 man pages for other architectures which happen to be
95 installed from the source tree by default.
96 [ 1.9M gzipped, 6.5M uncompressed ]
97
98 text13 This set includes NetBSD's text processing tools,
99 including groff, all related programs, and their
100 manual pages.
101 [ 0.8M gzipped, 2.9M uncompressed ]
102
103 .../vax/security/
104
105 The vax security distribution set is named "secr13" and can be found
106 in the "vax/security" subdirectory of the NetBSD _VER distribution
107 tree. It contains executables which are built in the "src/domestic" portion
108 if the NetBSD source tree. It can only be found on those sites which carry
109 the complete NetBSD distribution and that can legally obtain it. (Remember,
110 because of United States law, it may not be legal to distribute this set to
111 locations outside of the United States and Canada.)
112 [ 128K gzipped, 275K uncompressed ]
113
114 The vax binary distribution sets are distributed as gzipped tar files.
115 Each vax binary distribution set also has its own "CKSUMS" file, just
116 as the source distribution sets do.
117
118 The instructions given for extracting the source sets work equally
119 well for the binary sets, but it is worth noting that if you use that
120 method, the files are extracted "below" the current directory. That
121 is, if you want to extract the binaries "into" your system, i.e.
122 replace the system binaries with them, you have to run the command:
123
124 pax -zrvpe -f set.tar.gz
125
126 from /.
127
128 For best results, it is recommended that you follow the installation
129 and/or upgrade procedures documented in this file.
130