Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2000 01:17:48 -0700 (PDT) From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: John Baldwin <jhb@pike.osd.bsdi.com> Cc: Darren Reed <avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au>, hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: COMPAT_43 and kernel compiles. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0008130116470.429-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <200008130814.BAA65526@pike.osd.bsdi.com>
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On Sun, 13 Aug 2000, John Baldwin wrote:
> Usually when testing a kernel compile, GENERIC is the kernel to test.
> If your changes are intrusive enough, you might also want to make sure
> that LINT builds ok. The LINT config file is generated from NOTES by
> typing 'make LINT' in /sys/i386/conf/.
I thought LINT was always supposed to be built because by definition not
everything is in GENERIC, and your changes might have broken something
else you didnt test. Of course, testing LINT can't catch all bugs since
problems may result from the lack of a kernel option, but it's a good
start.
Kris
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