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Date:      Fri, 31 Oct 1997 19:05:45 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        R J Thompson <jules.winnfield@cableinet.co.uk>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Customizing a Kernel
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.971031190509.19820A-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <345A2DCB.2120B440@cableinet.co.uk>

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On Fri, 31 Oct 1997, R J Thompson wrote:

> I'm fairly new to FreeBSD and have got to the stage where I'd like to
> customize my own kernel.
> 
> I downloaded the source code: (base, sys parts), and configured the
> generic kernel file to my needs.
> 
> When I came to compile the generic kernel file the "make depend" command
> completed successfully but when I typed "make" I had errors come back at
> me complaining of missing *.c files, audio.c etc....
> 
> Then when I typed "make install" I received an error saying I have to
> make the kernel before installing it.
> 
> I assume I downloaded and installed the sources correctly, but do I need
> and extra to what I already have?

Yes, you need to run `config' to build the kernel build environment.  See
the Handbook section on building your own kernel at
http://www.freebsd.org.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major





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