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.\" @(#)config.8 8.2 (Berkeley) 4/19/94
.Nd build system configuration files
This is the old version of the
It understands the old autoconfiguration scheme
used on the HP300, DECstation, and derivative platforms.
The new version of config is used with the
SPARC and i386 platforms.
applicable to the architecture that you are running
will be installed on your machine.
builds a set of system configuration files from the file
what files are needed to generate a system and
can be augmented by configuration specific set of files
that give alternate files for a specific machine.
Available option and operand:
.Bl -tag -width SYSTEM_NAME
will configure a system for profiling; for example,
specifies the name of the system configuration file
containing device specifications, configuration options
and other system parameters for one system configuration.
subdirectory of the system source (usually
exists and places all output files there.
consists of a number of files; for the
of what I/O devices are attached to the system;
a set of interrupt service routines for devices
offsets into a structure used for counting per-device interrupts;
the number of various devices that will be compiled into the system;
swap configuration files,
the disk areas to be used for swapping, the root file system,
argument processing, and system dumps.
in the directory where the new makefile
prints a reminder of this when it completes.
If any other error messages are produced by
the problems in the configuration file should be corrected and
Attempts to compile a system that had configuration errors
.Bl -tag -width /sys/conf/Makefile.vax -compact
.It Pa /sys/conf/Makefile.vax
list of common files system is built from
.It Pa /sys/conf/files.vax
.It Pa /sys/conf/devices.vax
name to major device mapping file for the
.It Pa /sys/conf/files. Ns Em ERNIE
list of files specific to
The SYNOPSIS portion of each device in section 4.
.%T "Building 4.3 BSD UNIX System with Config"
The line numbers reported in error messages are usually off by one.
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