Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 02:36:19 -0500 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: Omer Faruk Sen <ofsenfreebsd@yahoo.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: compiling and installing only changed sources Message-ID: <15199.51315.387499.256787@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <49393911@toto.iv>
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Omer Faruk Sen <ofsenfreebsd@yahoo.com> types: > Is there a way of compiling and installing only > changed sources at cvsup?Or does that break system > consistency? You can always do "make" at the top of /usr/src. The first time it might remake everything, but in the future it will remake only the things that have changed. I'm not sure how well it deals with changes in the system include files. This method is really meant for developers who know what they are doing, though. You might also consider how the difference in the size of the committer base will change the length of time that such a thing is actually useful. The problem is that you're building using the old system include files and built tools. That's not guaranteed to work. That's what buildworld does - it builds the build tools and include files, and then uses those to rebuild the world properly. "buildworld" and friends are the method least likely to cause problems with system consistency. Other methods can be used to build the system, but you should always go back to buildworld/kernel/installworld before asking for help on any of the lists. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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