Re: This is sick.....

Jason Flynn (flynnjs@mobile-systems.bt.co.uk)
Wed, 29 Jan 1997 08:33:34 +0000

> > >
> > > I found the following section of code back in patch-2.1.21:
> > >
> > > - if (EXT_MEM_K < 1024) error("Less than 2MB of memory.\n");
> > > + if (EXT_MEM_K < 1024) error("<2M of mem\n");
> > >
> > > Can someone change the "<2M of mem" to "Less than 2MB of memory."? The
> > > former error message is somewhat annoying to new users who wish
> > > to run Linux on their old 386/16 with 1MB of RAM.

The longer message is annoying for those who run Linux on a
20 char wide LCD display - I hate error messages that line wrap ;-)
Plus - hands up who wants a bloated kernel ;-*
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