Re: [rfc] replacing /boot/kernel.old with a unique directory name

2011-08-14 Thread Eduardo Morras
At 22:06 13/08/2011, Steven Hartland wrote: - Original Message - From: Alexander Best arun...@freebsd.org i just had the following idea: how about instead of copying the current kernel to /boot/kernel.old and then installing the new one under /boot/kernel as the results of target

Re: [rfc] replacing /boot/kernel.old with a unique directory name

2011-08-14 Thread Test Rat
Eduardo Morras nec...@retena.com writes: At 22:06 13/08/2011, Steven Hartland wrote: i just had the following idea: how about instead of copying the current kernel to /boot/kernel.old and then installing the new one under /boot/kernel as the results of target installkernel, we create a unique

Re: [rfc] replacing /boot/kernel.old with a unique directory name

2011-08-14 Thread Test Rat
Test Rat ttse...@gmail.com writes: Eduardo Morras nec...@retena.com writes: At 22:06 13/08/2011, Steven Hartland wrote: i just had the following idea: how about instead of copying the current kernel to /boot/kernel.old and then installing the new one under /boot/kernel as the results of

Re: [rfc] replacing /boot/kernel.old with a unique directory name

2011-08-14 Thread Alexander Best
On Sun Aug 14 11, Test Rat wrote: Test Rat ttse...@gmail.com writes: Eduardo Morras nec...@retena.com writes: At 22:06 13/08/2011, Steven Hartland wrote: i just had the following idea: how about instead of copying the current kernel to /boot/kernel.old and then installing the new one

Re: [rfc] replacing /boot/kernel.old with a unique directory name

2011-08-14 Thread Freddie Cash
On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 12:51 PM, Alexander Best arun...@freebsd.orgwrote: hi there, i just had the following idea: how about instead of copying the current kernel to /boot/kernel.old and then installing the new one under /boot/kernel as the results of target installkernel, we create a

Re: [rfc] replacing /boot/kernel.old with a unique directory name

2011-08-14 Thread Garrett Cooper
On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 10:56 AM, Freddie Cash fjwc...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 12:51 PM, Alexander Best arun...@freebsd.orgwrote: hi there, i just had the following idea: how about instead of copying the current kernel to /boot/kernel.old and then installing the new one

Re: [rfc] replacing /boot/kernel.old with a unique directory name

2011-08-14 Thread Test Rat
Freddie Cash fjwc...@gmail.com writes: On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 12:51 PM, Alexander Best arun...@freebsd.orgwrote: hi there, i just had the following idea: how about instead of copying the current kernel to /boot/kernel.old and then installing the new one under /boot/kernel as the results

Re: [rfc] replacing /boot/kernel.old with a unique directory name

2011-08-14 Thread Julian Elischer
On 8/14/11 3:27 AM, Eduardo Morras wrote: At 22:06 13/08/2011, Steven Hartland wrote: - Original Message - From: Alexander Best arun...@freebsd.org i just had the following idea: how about instead of copying the current kernel to /boot/kernel.old and then installing the new one under

Re: [rfc] replacing /boot/kernel.old with a unique directory name

2011-08-14 Thread Freddie Cash
On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Garrett Cooper yaneg...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 10:56 AM, Freddie Cash fjwc...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 12:51 PM, Alexander Best arun...@freebsd.org wrote: hi there, i just had the following idea: how about instead of

[rfc] replacing /boot/kernel.old with a unique directory name

2011-08-13 Thread Alexander Best
hi there, i just had the following idea: how about instead of copying the current kernel to /boot/kernel.old and then installing the new one under /boot/kernel as the results of target installkernel, we create a unique directory name for the old kernel? something like

Re: [rfc] replacing /boot/kernel.old with a unique directory name

2011-08-13 Thread Chris Rees
On 13 August 2011 20:51, Alexander Best arun...@freebsd.org wrote: hi there, i just had the following idea: how about instead of copying the current kernel to /boot/kernel.old and then installing the new one under /boot/kernel as the results of target installkernel, we create a unique

Re: [rfc] replacing /boot/kernel.old with a unique directory name

2011-08-13 Thread Alexander Best
On Sat Aug 13 11, Chris Rees wrote: On 13 August 2011 20:51, Alexander Best arun...@freebsd.org wrote: hi there, i just had the following idea: how about instead of copying the current kernel to /boot/kernel.old and then installing the new one under /boot/kernel as the results of

Re: [rfc] replacing /boot/kernel.old with a unique directory name

2011-08-13 Thread Garrett Cooper
On Aug 13, 2011, at 12:51 PM, Alexander Best arun...@freebsd.org wrote: hi there, i just had the following idea: how about instead of copying the current kernel to /boot/kernel.old and then installing the new one under /boot/kernel as the results of target installkernel, we create a unique

Re: [rfc] replacing /boot/kernel.old with a unique directory name

2011-08-13 Thread Alexander Best
On Sat Aug 13 11, Garrett Cooper wrote: On Aug 13, 2011, at 12:51 PM, Alexander Best arun...@freebsd.org wrote: hi there, i just had the following idea: how about instead of copying the current kernel to /boot/kernel.old and then installing the new one under /boot/kernel as the

Re: [rfc] replacing /boot/kernel.old with a unique directory name

2011-08-13 Thread Steven Hartland
- Original Message - From: Alexander Best arun...@freebsd.org i just had the following idea: how about instead of copying the current kernel to /boot/kernel.old and then installing the new one under /boot/kernel as the results of target installkernel, we create a unique directory name

Re: [rfc] replacing /boot/kernel.old with a unique directory name

2011-08-13 Thread Garrett Cooper
On Aug 13, 2011, at 1:15 PM, Alexander Best arun...@freebsd.org wrote: On Sat Aug 13 11, Garrett Cooper wrote: On Aug 13, 2011, at 12:51 PM, Alexander Best arun...@freebsd.org wrote: hi there, i just had the following idea: how about instead of copying the current kernel to