I tested it and it doesn't affect anything if it isn't set
(there is an extra space in that case, which bash/sh ignores).
Maybe someone else who finds this useful could try it out to
make absolutely sure that it works?
--- arch/i386/boot/Makefile.orig Thu Mar 14 19:55:32 1996
+++ arch/i386/boot/Makefile Thu Mar 14 20:08:08 1996
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@
dd bs=8192 if=$(BOOTIMAGE) of=/dev/fd0
zlilo: $(CONFIGURE) $(BOOTIMAGE)
- if [ -f $(INSTALL_PATH)/vmlinuz ]; then mv $(INSTALL_PATH)/vmlinuz $(INSTALL_PATH)/vmlinuz.old; fi
- if [ -f $(INSTALL_PATH)/System.map ]; then mv $(INSTALL_PATH)/System.map $(INSTALL_PATH)/System.old; fi
- cat $(BOOTIMAGE) > $(INSTALL_PATH)/vmlinuz
- cp $(TOPDIR)/System.map $(INSTALL_PATH)/
- if [ -x /sbin/lilo ]; then /sbin/lilo; else /etc/lilo/install; fi
+ if [ -f $(INSTALL_PATH)/vmlinuz ]; then $(ROOT_ME) mv $(INSTALL_PATH)/vmlinuz $(INSTALL_PATH)/vmlinuz.old; fi
+ if [ -f $(INSTALL_PATH)/System.map ]; then $(ROOT_ME) mv $(INSTALL_PATH)/System.map $(INSTALL_PATH)/System.old; fi
+ $(ROOT_ME) sh -c 'cat $(BOOTIMAGE) > $(INSTALL_PATH)/vmlinuz'
+ $(ROOT_ME) cp $(TOPDIR)/System.map $(INSTALL_PATH)/
+ if [ -x /sbin/lilo ]; then $(ROOT_ME) /sbin/lilo; else $(ROOT_ME) /etc/lilo/install; fi
install: $(CONFIGURE) zImage
sh ./install.sh $(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL).$(SUBLEVEL) zImage $(TOPDIR)/System.map "$(INSTALL_PATH)"
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die, doesn't really matter which).