[MiNT] kernel development

[Martin-Eric Racine <q-funk@pp.fishpool.com>]

Hello,

I noticed we have two similar files, /etc/host and /etc/hostname
whose usage remains unclear.  While /etc/hostname is used by the
'hostname' command, the other file remains a mystery.

Anyhow, I noticed that HOSTNAME is evaluated by 'login' and the
shells, plus a lot of other things.  While one could purposely
define "export HOSTNAME=`hostname`" in their /etc/profile and
/etc/csh.cshrc (or in mint.cnf), why not have the kernel look
for /etc/hostname file and , if found, export the value as the
HOSTNAME string?

Another thing, this time a bug:

Every time I switch floppies, the kernel freaks out.  Let's 
say I boot as normal with something in the drive.  Then, I
change floppy and request drive B.  Everything is fine.  But,
if I cd /a after, the shell crashes and I am returned to the 
login: prompt.  Why?  Isn't there a clean way for the kernel
to know when somemone changed a floppy?  The same thing goes
if I change drive from Thing.  Boom! Thing vanishes.

Any way this could be fixed?

Btw, I use NEWFAT on both A and B (B is also VFAT-enabled)
and have a single floppy drive, if this helps.

Anyhow, awaiting your comments. ;-)

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