Problem with configuring kernel parameters.

[Paul Ashton]

In article <256 at dynasys.UUCP> jessea at dynasys.UUCP () writes:
>I recently tried to change some kernel parameters and came up with an
>interesting error message:
>
>0048   FF00    _node   db    NODE, 00H
>space.asm(113): error A2050:  Value out of range

You left out the key to the problem which is the node name. If this is less
than 4 characters long you will get the above problem. /usr/sys/conf/config
produces an incorrect space.inc that contains the line :-
NODE	equ	"abc"
rather than the correct :-
NODE	equ	<"abc">
The angled bracket feature to force string evaluation was introduced in
MASM 5.0, previously equates were evaluated as expressions and, on failure,
strings.

So, solutions are :-
make your node name 4 chars+
add the angled brackets in space.inc and execute masm space.asm
type make after configure collapses, this will generate a C space which doesn't
  have the problem. Then type hdinstall
adb -w /xenix -
* node/W'abc'
* $q