In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Wes Peters writes:
: Peter Jeremy wrote:
: > [1] I don't think there's a lot of `build once, install on lots of
: > different hardware', though I could be wrong.
:
: Most certainly wrong for those using FreeBSD for embedded devices. I,
: for instance, build on nice, fast Athlons, then install in devices
: ranging from 500 Mhz K6-2s all the way down to 266 Mhz Geodes. We can
: always do multiple library builds and select the correct .so as we
: build an install image for a particular platform, but it sure makes the
: process longer and more error-prone.
:
: You should see sshd key generation crawl on a Geode 266 with no keyboard
: to bang on. ;^)
I do the build once, install many times all the time. I have a fast
4.2-stable box that I do the build on. I then do the installworld on
a slower (ppro 200) -current box, my laptop, my router box, and other
misc boxes in my house. Sometimes this build is current and other
times it is -stable.
I use it to make sure that the 4.x upgrade path to current works. :-)
Warner
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