minix/drivers/memory/local.h

/*
local defines and declarations 
*/

extern unsigned char _binary_imgrd_mfs_start[], *_binary_imgrd_mfs_end;

#define	imgrd	_binary_imgrd_mfs_start
#define	imgrd_size \
	((size_t)(_binary_imgrd_mfs_end - _binary_imgrd_mfs_start))
Initial root filesystem is now on a ramdisk that is part of the image. 2006-02-15 12:18:21 +01:00			`/*`
			`local defines and declarations`
			`*/`

Use objcopy to build ramdisk object . during build, uses much less memory, disk space, and time . lets us throw out bintoc 2012-01-17 16:04:58 +01:00			`extern unsigned char _binary_imgrd_mfs_start[], *_binary_imgrd_mfs_end;`

			`#define imgrd _binary_imgrd_mfs_start`
			`#define imgrd_size \`
			`((size_t)(_binary_imgrd_mfs_end - _binary_imgrd_mfs_start))`