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From: shane@mordor.uucp (Shane Holder)
Subject: QUESTION: Diff between NetBSD & 386bsd kernel source
Message-ID: <C8FsBI.1A4@mordor.uucp>
Organization: Holder Consulting
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1993 02:59:41 GMT
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As I understand it, NetBSD 0.8 is 386bsd 0.1 with the 0.2.2 patches
applied. I just looked on agate and saw that the current patch release
is 0.2.3 and was wondering if this patch may be applied to the NetBSD
kernel source.

I also noticed, when I compiled the NetBSD kernel that I got a file
not found from the loader: subr_mcount.o.  I looked through the
Makefile and found that this file was not included in CFILES and was
not compiled anywhere else so I assumed (unwisely, but I was curious)
it was just not removed from the OBJS.  I removed the reference in
OBJS and the link went to completion with a message:

couldn't find db_symtab symbols

I'm unsure what this message means, but being the cat I am I replaced
my kernel (saving the old I'm not stupid just ignorant) and rebooted.
Things seemed to work properly though I didn't test it to it's full
extent.

So, is NetBSD 386bsd with patches applied, and I can I just apply the
0.2.3 patches to the NetBSD kernel?

And, what is subr_mcount and is it needed?


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Thanks,

Shane Holder