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From: Gary Chrysler <tcg@ime.net>
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To: Ken Marsh <durang@u.washington.edu>
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Subject: Re: Kernel rebuild errors
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Ken Marsh wrote:
> 
> I just attempted to rebuild my kernel using the instructions posted at:
> 
> http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/handbook22.html#41   et. al.
> 
> after doing the custom configuration file, MYKERNEL, the instructions say
> to:
> 
> # /usr/sbin/config MYKERNEL
> # cd ../../compile/MYKERNEL
> # make depend
> # make
> # make install
> 
> On the "# make" part of the process, the make was stopped after 4 or 5
> minutes with countless errors. My theory is one of three, in order of
> likelyhood:
> 
> 1) the instructions are for another version, not 2.0.5 (Walnut Creek CD).
> 2) I configured the MYKERNEL file incorrectly
> 3) I made a typo in the MYKERNEL file
> 
> I'm sure that the exact error messages would be helpful in
> troubleshooting, but I have no idea where they might be logged, or how I
> might redirect them to a file. Any suggestions are welcomed.
> 
> Ken Marsh

2.0.5 is a bit out of date in reference to the handbook. It
is likly that you added/removed something thats not in 2.0.5.

This is what use to log my make:

	make |& tee make.err

This will direct output to screen as well as to a 'make.err' file
in the current directory.

Works for me.

-Enjoy
Gary
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