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Date:      Sun, 22 Jul 2001 09:59:43 +0200 (CEST)
From:      "A. L. Meyers" <a.l.meyers@consult-meyers.com>
To:        "Derek C." <coffee@blarg.net>
Cc:        <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Please be nice to the newbie....
Message-ID:  <20010722095754.V452-100000@nomad.consult-meyers.com>
In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.0.20010721140325.03534e40@mail.blarg.net>

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On Sat, 21 Jul 2001, Derek C. wrote:

> Hello all, I am new to FreeBSD, and I am about to embark on my first
> FreeBSD kernel compile. I am very familiar with the kernel build process in
> linux, but FreeBSD appears to be a very different animal in that respect.
>
> So, what I am asking, is there any advice that you would care to impart to
> this FreeBSD newbie (aside from RTFM, which I have done... FreeBSD's docs
> kick butt)?
>
> I appreciate it,
>
> Derek
>
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Derek,

Have found studying the "LINT" kernel config file, which is very
well commented, extremely useful when configuring a new kernel.

/usr/src/sys/i386/conf/LINT


Greetings,

Lucien



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