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From: chris@mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: NBBY
Message-ID: <15348@mimsy.UUCP>
Date: 9 Jan 89 01:30:29 GMT
References: <2800@nuchat.UUCP>
Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742
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In article <2800@nuchat.UUCP> orion@nuchat.UUCP (Roland Dunkerley) writes:
>Can anyone tell me what the symbol NBBY (#defined in sys/param.h under
>4.3 BSD, I think) represents ....

#define	NBBY	8		/* number of bits in a byte */

>How does one go about changing the value of nsysent and adding entries
>to sysent (ie: adding sys calls) on a binary-only site?

1) obtain source;
2) add entries.

1) may be achieved by `decompiling' objects.

1/2 :-) ---actually, more like :-(
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