Clint M. Sand wrote:
I know this is a dumb question but make install on a kernel build does:rm -f /obsd ln /bsd /obsd cp bsd /nbsd mv /nbsd /bsd But I can't see the reasoning here. Why do we copy it then move it rather than just copying it straight to /bsd?
to prevent a poorly timed "act of god" from making the system unbootable.