Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 00:10:43 +0200 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: parv <parv@pair.com> Cc: f-q <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: why/how new kernel build method succeeds after old method fails? Message-ID: <20020717221043.GA28377@falcon.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <20020717220728.GA9568@moo.holy.cow> References: <20020717220728.GA9568@moo.holy.cow>
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On Wed, Jul 17, 2002 at 06:07:28PM -0400, parv wrote: > now and then i see messages on -questions & -stable list stating > that "old" (config && cd && make) kernel building method fails while > the "new" (make buildkernel) method succeeds afterwords. > > i would have expected to new method to fail too. could anybody > explain the phenomenon? The "old" method uses the compiler/linker/etc. that you already have installed to build the kernel. The "new" method uses the tools just built by a previous buildworld, that are presumably more up to date. -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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