Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 14:11:52 -0700 From: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> To: User & Ian Patrick Thomas <ipthomas_77@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Building a New Kernel Message-ID: <200107132111.f6DLBqA18338@ptavv.es.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 13 Jul 2001 16:32:59 EDT." <20010713163259.B3028@localhost>
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> Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 16:32:59 -0400 > From: User & Ian Patrick Thomas <ipthomas_77@yahoo.com> > > Any advantage to splitting the process into two lines? I didn't know > that you could condense the process into one. Yes. There are times when I want to build a new kernel but not have it installed immediately. For example, building the kernel takes a few minutes and I may build one and then leave the system for an indeterminate time. If something causes the system to crash (perish the thought), I don't want it to boot the untested kernel while I'm away. When I get back, I do a 'make installkernel' and boot it immediately. While I have done that, it's rare. I almost always do a 'make kernel'. R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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