From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 8 16:37:13 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 096BF16A4CE for ; Fri, 8 Apr 2005 16:37:13 +0000 (GMT) Received: from wproxy.gmail.com (wproxy.gmail.com [64.233.184.193]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9304F43D39 for ; Fri, 8 Apr 2005 16:37:12 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from pergesu@gmail.com) Received: by wproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 37so1155981wra for ; Fri, 08 Apr 2005 09:37:11 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:references; b=kBaS9KLQcw5OFAVLvIc0rHWpkgjPA5ozixc4j/7D1eIzdxgHAuGM6KsiB+T+55Ksj4pe8IDuNWpM/TwKnLjXXHyUB/XTWIDeT9B2guiLlZ62X/0HvwO78uYU9q4tS2Fztxj19LppPl6Bg22myl7cUpu+uRGJmNAbuFmdpdcB9GY= Received: by 10.54.28.31 with SMTP id b31mr72119wrb; Fri, 08 Apr 2005 09:37:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.54.42.28 with HTTP; Fri, 8 Apr 2005 09:37:11 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <810a540e050408093778f7b3a0@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 10:37:11 -0600 From: Pat Maddox To: FreeBSD Questions In-Reply-To: <181f0a1d925a11a08a1a531a.20050408092519.wzyrjvf@www.dslextreme.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <0a0a0a0a.20050408090054.wzyrjvf@www.dslextreme.com> <810a540e05040809136f7546bf@mail.gmail.com> <181f0a1d925a11a08a1a531a.20050408092519.wzyrjvf@www.dslextreme.com> Subject: Re: Build kernel vs build world X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Pat Maddox List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 16:37:13 -0000 Are you sure you've never installed world? You generally have problems when the kernel and world are out of synch, and I've heard that mixing a 5.4/5.3 kernel and world causes real havoc. In any case, yeah, you should just cvsup, build the kernel and world. Pat On Apr 8, 2005 10:25 AM, Joshua Lewis wrote: > I was getting ready to build world and I noticed (to my utmost suprise) > that my system is running 5.4-PRERELEASE. I must have had the wrong tag in > my supfile and downloaded the src for 5.4. > > So I am already running 5.4 I guess I will upgrade totaly. Are there any > gotcha's I should now about. At this point I think I am running 5.4 kernel > with 5.3 binaries. So should I just to a CVSup with the 5.4 tag and then > use the instructions below from Pat? > > Thank you, > Joshua Lewis > > Pat Maddox > > You're right, building the world is building all the base binaries. > > It should be done while you're building the kernel: > > # make buildworld > > # make buildkernel kernconf=CONF > > # make installkernel kernconf=CONF > > # make installworld > > # mergemaster > > > > Here's a good guide on everything you need to do to update your machine: > > http://layer0.layeredtech.com/showthread.php?t=2 > > > > > > > > On Apr 8, 2005 10:00 AM, Joshua Lewis wrote: > >> Is there a difference between building a world and building a kernel? > >> > >> Common sence is telling me building world rebuilds all the execuables > >> and > >> config files or something a little more intense then just the kernel. > >> > >> However I have not been able to find any instructions on how to "build > >> world" not even in the handbook. I found building a kernel and was able > >> to > >> do that with no problems. But I would like to update my system with any > >> security updates that have occured since 5.3 has come out. > >> > >> Thanks for any tips. > >> > >> Thank you, > >> Joshua Lewis > >> _______________________________________________ > >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to > >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >> > > > >