From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 3 22:24:23 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D36D3106564A for ; Thu, 3 Nov 2011 22:24:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from conrads@cox.net) Received: from eastrmfepo203.cox.net (eastrmfepo203.cox.net [68.230.241.218]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B6138FC14 for ; Thu, 3 Nov 2011 22:24:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from eastrmimpo210.cox.net ([68.230.241.225]) by eastrmfepo203.cox.net (InterMail vM.8.01.04.00 201-2260-137-20101110) with ESMTP id <20111103222417.PONF3769.eastrmfepo203.cox.net@eastrmimpo210.cox.net>; Thu, 3 Nov 2011 18:24:17 -0400 Received: from serene.no-ip.org ([98.164.86.236]) by eastrmimpo210.cox.net with bizsmtp id smQG1h00p55wwzE02mQHSV; Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:24:17 -0400 X-CT-Class: Clean X-CT-Score: 0.00 X-CT-RefID: str=0001.0A020207.4EB31491.00C3,ss=1,re=0.000,fgs=0 X-CT-Spam: 0 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=eb/7hJztr6wcfnZUCQTvufzf64xQ9JX7XTLFvRhqo6c= c=1 sm=1 a=Y_uy9KMkTFgA:10 a=G8Uczd0VNMoA:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=uAbGmPAyUfLL1M3oYAsfuA==:17 a=lM4-zUH5AAAA:8 a=kviXuzpPAAAA:8 a=HHIC3UmFVyN0W_bGvP0A:9 a=uh92CXprO-ZwmkuIHhEA:7 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=4vB-4DCPJfMA:10 a=uAbGmPAyUfLL1M3oYAsfuA==:117 X-CM-Score: 0.00 Authentication-Results: cox.net; none Received: from cox.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by serene.no-ip.org (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id pA3MOGje047193; Thu, 3 Nov 2011 17:24:16 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from conrads@cox.net) Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 17:24:11 -0500 From: "Conrad J. Sabatier" To: Robert Bonomi Message-ID: <20111103172411.130b15b8@cox.net> In-Reply-To: <201111031848.pA3ImlMT019623@mail.r-bonomi.com> References: <4EB2CF62.1070107@my.gd> <201111031848.pA3ImlMT019623@mail.r-bonomi.com> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.10 (GTK+ 2.24.6; amd64-portbld-freebsd9.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is it safe to interrupt (Ctrl + C) while building a port or kernel? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:24:23 -0000 On Thu, 3 Nov 2011 13:48:47 -0500 (CDT) Robert Bonomi wrote: [snip] > I am likely _not_ the typical user -- I run a monolithic kernel, with > everything I need 'compiled in'; *no* loadable modules. Yeah, it can > be a nuisance if I need something that isn't compiled in, but I don't > get ny unexpected surprises. It also does wonders as far as reducing > the required 'root partition' size. I run a 64mb(!!) partition, with > less than 1/2 of it occupied by the system install. With the running > kernel, a copy of the prior running one as a fall-back, and a GENERIC > for worst-case recovery. If you don't use modules, why build them at all? Just set "NO_MODULES=yes" in /etc/make.conf and save yourself that much time. -- Conrad J. Sabatier conrads@cox.net