Hi Tom, > On May 26, 2025, at 10:03 AM, tom ehlert via Freedos-devel > <freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > > Hallo Herr Jerome Shidel via Freedos-devel, > > am Montag, 26. Mai 2025 um 14:49 schrieben Sie: > >> Hi Bernd, > >>>> On May 26, 2025, at 7:12 AM, Bernd Böckmann via Freedos-devel >>>> <freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> for testing I want to update the kernel binaries for the next interim >>> release with builds from the latest commit [1]. >>> >>> I have a question regarding the Gitlab kernel package [2]. It contains >>> several variants of the kernel (8086 / 386 etc.). None of them is named >>> KERNEL.SYS. >>> >>> Which of the files get installed as the KERNEL.SYS under the root >>> directory, and how is this accomplished? > >> It Depends. > >> * KERNL86N.SYS - without LFS support. Not used. Only provided. >> * KERNL86.SYS - with LFS support. >> * KERNL386.SYS - with LFS support. > >> (LFS = really big disk partitions, > > Whoever invented "LFS" can he please stay somewhere in the 100+ years future, > (or simply OFF this list) > so I don' have to turn in my grave so often? > >> LFN = really long file names) > it has been "long file names" for ~30 years. Maybe you lived under a rock for > all the time, > but there is absolutely no need to invent new names for old stuff. > > Bye
I often get complaints about just using acronyms. I was not giving the technical definitions for those. Only, a reminder of what that the kernels are not LFN. Because, as we know, LFN support is provided be a driver. Like DOSLFN or sometimes LFNDOS. Even my usage of LFS was not technically accurate. That would be FAT-32 support. > > Tom :-) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-devel mailing list > Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
