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Re: rename "floppy" image to "rootfloppy"



On Sat, Sep 27, 2003 at 04:19:52PM +0200, Joey Hess wrote:
> After the recent changes to floppy booting on i386, we have a new
> bootfloppy image, and the "floppy" image is a root floppy; it contains
> the initrd that the installer uses[1]. 
> 
> I'm finding this is confusing terminology; you boot from the bootfloppy,
> so the other one should probably be the rootfloppy. I'm considering
> renameing this in build/, but I am unsure about other arches, daily
> builds, and what else this might break. 
> 
> I could only rename this for i386, other arches that can fit on one
> floppy (are there any?) could continue to use the floppy image name.

I guess the oldpmac powerpc subarch is also in this case.

Friendly,

Sven Luther



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