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1.1       root        1: .TH CONFIG 8
                      2: .CT 1 sa_nonmortals
                      3: .SH NAME
                      4: config \- configure a Unix kernel
                      5: .SH SYNOPSIS
                      6: .B /etc/config
                      7: [
                      8: .I machine
                      9: ]
                     10: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     11: .I Config
                     12: generates files used to build a Unix kernel
                     13: for the named
                     14: .IR machine .
                     15: The working directory should be
                     16: .F /usr/sys/conf
                     17: or
                     18: .BI /usr/sys/ machine;
                     19: if the latter,
                     20: .I machine
                     21: may be omitted from the command.
                     22: .PP
                     23: A machine description is expected in
                     24: .IB machine /conf\fR;
                     25: a makefile,
                     26: a number of header files,
                     27: and some C and assembler programs
                     28: are generated from the description.
                     29: .PP
                     30: The usual way to configure a new system is:
                     31: .IP
                     32: .EX
                     33: mkdir /usr/sys/newmach
                     34: cd /usr/sys/newmach
                     35: (create conf)
                     36: /etc/config
                     37: make
                     38: .EE
                     39: .SH FILES
                     40: All these files are in the configuration directory.
                     41: .br
                     42: .ns
                     43: .TF ../conf/makefile
                     44: .TP
                     45: .F ../conf/makefile
                     46: makefile template
                     47: .TP
                     48: .F ../conf/files
                     49: list of kernel source files
                     50: .TP
                     51: .F files
                     52: more sources specific to this machine
                     53: .TP
                     54: .F ../conf/devices
                     55: list of device handlers
                     56: .TP
                     57: .F devices
                     58: more devices specific to this machine
                     59: .TP
                     60: .F conf
                     61: machine description
                     62: .SH SEE ALSO
                     63: .IR config (5)
                     64: .SH BUGS
                     65: At the moment,
                     66: it's also necessary to create
                     67: .FR /usr/sys/machine/sparam.h .

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