Re: Install docs (was Re: 2.2.11 release plans)
On Fri, Apr 21, 2000 at 10:38:23AM -0400, Adam Di Carlo wrote:
> Sven LUTHER <luther@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr> writes:
>
> > Well, yes, there is a install-apus.en.sgml in boot-floppies/powerpc-specials,
> > what should i put into it ?
>
> Huh?
>
> > Is there a common pattern for such files ?
>
> Yes -- information about hardware compatability goes in
> documentation/en/hardware.sgml, information about partitioning and
> setup go in documentation/en/preparing.sgml, etc etc.
>
> No separate files for subarches !
>
> > Other powerpc subarches are somewhat sketchy (if not the prep one) And show
> > basic install and other such stuff. M68k has no such stuff.
>
> I don't understand what your saying.
>
> > > > How does the subarch specific doc interact with the generic doc ?
> > >
> > > See how the other architecutures, such as sparc and powerpc, handle
> > > it.
> > >
> > > Read the file documentation/README-authors and then look at the
> > > sources, then come back and ask if you have questions.
> >
> > Well, i was not speaking of the stuff in documentation, but the stuff in
> > powerpc-specials. But i guess i understood that there is no rule there, and
> > that this files should describe subarch specific initial bootstrapping and
> > such.
>
> The rule is that any documentation file in powerpc-specials/*.sgml
> should go away, actually.
Ok, what then is the place the somewhat lengthy (but commong with amiga/m68k
for most of it) stuff on how to bootstrap the apus/ppc linux ?
Friendly,
Sven LUTHER
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