Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 09:55:25 -0400 From: Yanek Korff <yanek@cigital.com> To: 'Mike Hoskins' <mike@adept.org>, Nikhil Mittal <nikhil@east.isi.edu> Cc: questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: upgrading to 4.5-stable ??? Message-ID: <51CC94132526754995E79DCF28C0C34D09B831@exchange.cigital.com>
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Out of curiosity, are there drawbacks to: make buildworld make installworld make buildkernel ... make installkernel ... ? -Yanek. > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Hoskins [mailto:mike@adept.org] > Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 7:08 PM > To: Nikhil Mittal > Cc: questions@freebsd.org; freebsd-stable > Subject: Re: upgrading to 4.5-stable ??? > > > On Mon, 13 May 2002, Nikhil Mittal wrote: > > > As i was going thru the "UPDATING" file, do i need to > compile the new kernel > > first before doing make world ?? Also how do i create a > rescue disk ?? > > Please suggest other cautions too! > > My usual procedure is, > (using pre-tweaked kernel config) > cvsup -g -L2 supfile > cd /usr/src > make buildworld > make buildkernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL > make installkernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL > make installworld > reboot > > This is on my own lightly-loaded system. On busy servers, I > take them out > of service and boot singleuser before doing installworld. > > For what I believe is a detailed and 'cautious' step-by-step > guide, refer > to the handbook: > > http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/makeworld.html > > Good luck, > -Mike > > -- > "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary > safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." --Benjamin Franklin > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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