Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 23:59:39 -0400 From: Brian T.Schellenberger <bts@babbleon.org> To: Shantanu <shantanoo@ieee.org>, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Building Kernel -- which is fastest,reliable,easy? Message-ID: <20020502035939.0648BBB29@i8k.babbleon.org> In-Reply-To: <3AEF00E3.66D085DA@ieee.org> References: <3AEF00E3.66D085DA@ieee.org>
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On Tuesday 01 May 2001 02:30 pm, Shantanu wrote: | Hi! | 1) cd /usr/src/sys/i386/conf | config MYKERN | cd ../../compile/MYKERN | make dep | make | make install | | Reboot | | 2) cd /usr/src | make buildkernel KERNCONF=MYKERN | make installkernel KERNCONF=MYKERN | | Reboot | | 3) cd /usr/src | make kernel KERNCONF=MYKERN | | Reboot | | Which is the best method to compile? Well, first of all, methods 2 & three are exactly the same -- the kernel target just does a buildkernel / installkernel, so I always use 3 myself just to save typing. Your can use #1 *only* if you haven't updated your kernel courses since the release; in other words, if you cvsup, you *must* use 2 or 3. But if you are building the straight installed kernel source but merely changing options, then you do indeed have a choice. Traditionally, one uses (1) to recompile the shipped release kernel and (2) or (3) otherwise. But I know of no reason that (3) should fail just because you have the modified source installed, so probably (3) is your best bet overall. | | Regards, | ... .... .- -. - .- -. ..- | | To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org | with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Brian T. Schellenberger . . . . . . . bts@wnt.sas.com (work) Brian, the man from Babble-On . . . . bts@babbleon.org (personal) http://www.babbleon.org http://www.eff.org http://www.programming-freedom.org If you smell the smoke you don't need to be told what you've got to do; Yet there's a certain breed, so very in-between, they'd rather take a vote. -- DEVO -- Here To Go To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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