Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2002 00:05:43 +0200 From: Paul Everlund <tdv94ped@cs.umu.se> To: Bsd Neophyte <bsdneophyte@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvsup updates and sources and updating Message-ID: <3D77D537.C3C49FDF@cs.umu.se> References: <20020905213748.86096.qmail@web20102.mail.yahoo.com>
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Bsd Neophyte wrote: > > okay... this has been explained to me more than once, but i'm > still not grasping it. > > when you cvsup sources... these sources are then used automatic- > ally when you rebuild the kernel... and only at this time? You can cvsup various parts of the system, where src-sys is the kernel (if I myself have grasped it all correct :) > also, when you rebuild the kernel, does it upgrade you to the > latest freebsd version? Yep, at least to the latest kernel, but it might be out of sync with the user programs (i.e. those in /bin, /sbin, /usr/bin and /usr/sbin). If the kernel structures has changed, programs as top and ps (which are working quite tight to the kernel) will not work correctly, if you haven't also build the world (the user programs in above mentioned directories). If a build of the world fails, it might be because you haven't cvsup'ed all sources needed to build it, so be sure you have all the sources. Tip: cvsup all the sources (at least until you know which one you need which one you don't). Read the Makefile file (located in /usr/src). Just follow the steps in the text. It is also good to read the README file at the same location. I hope this helped you! Best regards, Paul To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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