Re: CVS commit: src/share/man/man8/man8.sparc64

On Sun, Jul 26, 2026 at 18:42:05 +0200, Julian Coleman wrote:
> Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:42:05 +0200
> From: Julian Coleman <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: CVS commit: src/share/man/man8/man8.sparc64
> Newsgroups: gmane.os.netbsd.ports.sparc64
> To: [email protected]
> 
> Hi,
> 
> > > sparc64 boot(8): brush up
> > 
> > This manpage has the following passage that I fail to parse:
> > 
> >   The secondary boot loader, *ofwboot*, takes *boot* virtually the
> >   same commands as Open Firmware.
> > 
> > Can someone, please, fix or reword this?
> 
> I think that it's trying to say that we can use the same device names in
> both OFW and boot.  How about:
> 
>   The secondary boot loader, *ofwboot*, understands the same device names
>   and aliases as Open Firmware.
> 
> I must admit that I haven't tested that this is (always) the case.  I
> wonder if that's why the "virtually" is there, even though it's not
> very helpful.

Ah, I didn't realize it was from your latest change:

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ The secondary boot loader,
 .Nm ofwboot ,
 takes
 .Nm
-commands virtually the same as Open Firmware.
+virtually the same commands as Open Firmware.

where the second .Nm is "boot", so it was:

  The secondary boot loader, *ofwboot*, takes *boot* commands virtually
  the same as Open Firmware.

which makes sense.

Ok if I revert that hunk?


-uwe