Add "initialize" to loader.4th, so running "start" is not actually needed.

svn path=/head/; revision=47198

sys/boot/forth/loader.4th

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 \ OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 \ SUCH DAMAGE.
 \
-\	$Id: loader.4th,v 1.1 1999/03/09 14:06:55 dcs Exp $
+\	$Id: loader.4th,v 1.2 1999/04/24 17:25:25 dcs Exp $
 
 include /boot/support.4th
 
@@ -55,6 +55,18 @@ only forth definitions also support-functions
   then
 ;
 
+\ ***** initialize
+\
+\	Overrides support.4th initialization word with one that does
+\	everything start one does, short of loading the kernel and
+\	modules. Returns a flag
+
+: initialize ( -- flag )
+  s" /boot/defaults/loader.conf" initialize
+  include_conf_files
+  any_conf_read?
+;
+
 \ ***** read-conf
 \
 \	Read a configuration file, whose name was specified on the command
@@ -189,4 +201,4 @@ only forth definitions also support-functions
 \ Return to strict forth vocabulary
 
 only forth also
- 
+

sys/boot/forth/loader.4th.8

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.\"	$Id: loader.4th.8,v 1.1 1999/04/24 17:25:25 dcs Exp $
+.\"	$Id: loader.4th.8,v 1.2 1999/05/03 07:25:50 jkoshy Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Note: The date here should be updated whenever a non-trivial
 .\" change is made to the manual page.
@@ -87,6 +87,18 @@ command (see
 .Xr loader 8 ),
 so it can be stopped for further interaction with
 .Xr loader 8 .
+.It Ic initialize
+Initialize the supporting library so commands can be used without
+executing
+.Ic start
+first. Like
+.Ic start ,
+reads
+.Pa /boot/defaults/loader.conf
+and all other
+.Xr loader.conf 5
+files specified in it. Returns a flag on the stack to indicate
+if any configuration file was succesfully loaded.
 .It Ic read-conf Ar filename
 Reads and processes a
 .Xr loader.conf 5