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From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za>
To: "Dan O'Connor" <dan@mostgraveconcern.com>
Cc: "freebsd-stable" <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject: Re: Kernel build number in 4.0-STABLE 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 08 May 2000 19:21:05 MST."
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On Mon, 08 May 2000 19:21:05 MST, "Dan O'Connor" wrote:

> What is the proper method for building a 4.0-STABLE kernel?

Any way that works.  Since both methods achieve the same goal, either
one is okay.

Note, though, that work is being done on the installkernel target so
that you can do this:

     1) Add this to /etc/make.conf:

        KERNEL= AXL AXL.SAFE GENERIC

     2) Create a working obj tree and kernels:

        cd /usr/src
        make buildworld
        make buildkernel

        This step could be automated to run overnight, for example.

     3) Install the desired kernels:

        make installkernel

     4) Reboot and complete the installation with

        cd /usr/src
        make installworld

The installkernel target would (in this example) create the following
kernels:

        AXL             -> /kernel
        AXL.SAFE        -> /kernel.AXL.SAFE
        GENERIC98       -> /kernel.GENERIC

You can't do this in STABLE yet, but patches are available for CURRENT.
We're just waiting for feedback from pc98 and alpha users before
committing the code.  I imagine that this will be available in STABLE in
a month or so.

For now, this is just another one of those go-nowhere threads that
everyone who likes to see his name in print will get involved in. :-)

Ciao,
Sheldon.


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