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Date:      Wed, 23 Aug 2000 10:20:54 -0700
From:      Kent Stewart <kstewart@urx.com>
To:        Daryl Chance <dchance@valuedata.net>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Kernel.GENERIC in FreeBSD 4.1 (creating it)
Message-ID:  <39A407F6.27FEEE13@urx.com>
References:  <007101c00d23$35e39e60$0200000a@development1>

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Daryl Chance wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I just upgraded (all but mergemaster) from 4.0 to 4.0 and
> noticed the way the kernel is built is a little differnt.
> I noticed also there is a kernel file and a module directory,
> along with a kernel.old and a module.old directory.

Don't forget to do a mergemaster after every installworld.

> 
> what would be the easiest way to create a kernel.GENERIC
> and module.GENERIC w/o making generic, installing, installing
> my cusotom one and copying .old to .GENERIC.  is there a
> way i can tell it to install as .GENERIC?

I like the old way of building a kernel but it was causing too much
trouble and now it is gone. I don't thing you need a module.GENERIC.
The GENERIC just builds more modules. I don't think it builds them
differently, which is what you would need a module.GENERIC for.

Kent

> 
> Thanks,
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> | Daryl Chance   | I have made this letter longer then |
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> | Memphis, TN    | make it shorter.   -- Blaise Pascal |
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Kent Stewart
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