From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 19 16:06:28 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D9A616A4CE for ; Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:06:28 +0000 (GMT) Received: from energistic.com (mail.energistic.com [216.54.148.60]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 827A443D49 for ; Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:06:27 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from steve@energistic.com) Received: from energistic.com (steve@localhost.energistic.com [127.0.0.1]) by energistic.com (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j3JG6NQh050081; Tue, 19 Apr 2005 11:06:23 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from steve@energistic.com) Received: (from steve@localhost) by energistic.com (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id j3JG6NJc048429; Tue, 19 Apr 2005 11:06:23 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from steve) Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 11:06:23 -0500 From: Steve Ames To: Steve Ames Message-ID: <20050419160623.GA2922@energistic.com> References: <200504191530.j3JFUvWD030545@energistic.com> <42652533.8060106@centtech.com> <001501c544f5$f6fc3fd0$9b00030a@officescape.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <001501c544f5$f6fc3fd0$9b00030a@officescape.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i X-Spam-Status: No, score=-6.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50,J_CHICKENPOX_63, SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS,USER_IN_WHITELIST_TO autolearn=no version=3.0.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.2 (2004-11-16) on energistic.com cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org cc: Eric Anderson Subject: Re: kernel.old not used any longer? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:06:28 -0000 No. doing 'make buildkernel' and 'make installkernel' seperately does not cause /boot/kernel to be copied to /boot/kernel.old. -Steve On Tue, Apr 19, 2005 at 10:39:23AM -0500, Steve Ames wrote: > I'm trying that now. However on 5.x 'make kernel' installs a kernel.old. On > 6.x: > > basement# make -n kernel > cd /usr/src; PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin `if [ -x > /usr/obj/usr/src/make.i386/make ]; then echo > /usr/obj/usr/src/make.i386/make; else echo make; fi` -m > /usr/src/share/mk -f Makefile.inc1 buildkernel > cd /usr/src; PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin `if [ -x > /usr/obj/usr/src/make.i386/make ]; then echo > /usr/obj/usr/src/make.i386/make; else echo make; fi` -m > /usr/src/share/mk -f Makefile.inc1 installkernel > > 'make kernel' executed both 'make buildkernel' and 'make installkernel' so > I'm guessing it won't but I'll know for sure in a few minutes. > > -Steve > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eric Anderson" > To: "Steve Ames" > Cc: > Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 10:35 AM > Subject: Re: kernel.old not used any longer? > > > > Steve Ames wrote: > > > I just noticed yesterday that there hasn't been an update to > /boot/kernel.old > > > since sometime in August. Yesterday was my first bad kernel on -CURRENT > and > > > I fell back to /boot/kernel.old/kernel and was suprised that it was that > old. > > > > > > When did 'make kernel' stop copying /boot/kernel to /boot/kernel.old? It > still > > > seems to have that behavior on 5.X. I checked UPDATING but didn't see > anything > > > on this behavior change. Nor could I find a knob in make.conf. > > > > > > Is this user error somewhere? > > > > Using 'make buildkernel ...' and 'make installkernel ...' does the > kernel.old > > dance correctly. > > > > Eric > > > > > > > > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Eric Anderson Sr. Systems Administrator Centaur Technology > > A lost ounce of gold may be found, a lost moment of time never. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >