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- From: kim@dde.dk (Kim Andersen)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
- Subject: Re: How does 386BSD implement a virtual file system switch (VFS)?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.193040.22661@dde.dk>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 19:30:40 GMT
- References: <1993Jan19.222140.12508@informix.com> <1993Jan20.221238.13109@fcom.cc.utah.edu>
- Organization: Dansk Data Elektronik A/S
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- terry@cs.weber.edu (A Wizard of Earth C) writes:
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- >In article <1993Jan19.222140.12508@informix.com> johng@informix.com (John Galloway) writes:
- >>
- >> The docs mention multiple file systems, but not how this is
- >> accomplished (and I have yet to be able to get cpio to read
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >> the source files on my Quadra-A/UX system, and have yet to purchase
- >> my 486 box). Is a virtual file system switch used like that from
- >> BSD 4.3 and SYSV.4 or is it something different? thanks.
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- >Yes, a VFS interface is used... not that this statement actually tells you
- >a lot: read on.
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- [ lines describing the wonderful standard world deleted ]
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- Regarding your problems reading 386bsd cpio files.
- There is some "minor" differences between cpio and cpio.... (another standard)
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- Get the source to cpio (from ref.tfs.com or agate.berkeley.edu),
- and compile it on your Quadra-A/UX system.
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- Kim Andersen @ Dansk Data Elektronik A/S, Herlev, Denmark.
- E-mail: kim@dde.dk or ...!uunet!mcsun!dkuug!dde!kim
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