Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 10:37:11 -0600 From: Pat Maddox <pergesu@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Build kernel vs build world Message-ID: <810a540e050408093778f7b3a0@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <181f0a1d925a11a08a1a531a.20050408092519.wzyrjvf@www.dslextreme.com> References: <0a0a0a0a.20050408090054.wzyrjvf@www.dslextreme.com> <810a540e05040809136f7546bf@mail.gmail.com> <181f0a1d925a11a08a1a531a.20050408092519.wzyrjvf@www.dslextreme.com>
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Are you sure you've never installed world? You generally have problems when the kernel and world are out of synch, and I've heard that mixing a 5.4/5.3 kernel and world causes real havoc. In any case, yeah, you should just cvsup, build the kernel and world. Pat On Apr 8, 2005 10:25 AM, Joshua Lewis <jmlewis@dslextreme.com> wrote: > I was getting ready to build world and I noticed (to my utmost suprise) > that my system is running 5.4-PRERELEASE. I must have had the wrong tag in > my supfile and downloaded the src for 5.4. > > So I am already running 5.4 I guess I will upgrade totaly. Are there any > gotcha's I should now about. At this point I think I am running 5.4 kernel > with 5.3 binaries. So should I just to a CVSup with the 5.4 tag and then > use the instructions below from Pat? > > Thank you, > Joshua Lewis > > Pat Maddox > > You're right, building the world is building all the base binaries. > > It should be done while you're building the kernel: > > # make buildworld > > # make buildkernel kernconf=CONF > > # make installkernel kernconf=CONF > > # make installworld > > # mergemaster > > > > Here's a good guide on everything you need to do to update your machine: > > http://layer0.layeredtech.com/showthread.php?t=2 > > > > > > > > On Apr 8, 2005 10:00 AM, Joshua Lewis <jmlewis@dslextreme.com> wrote: > >> Is there a difference between building a world and building a kernel? > >> > >> Common sence is telling me building world rebuilds all the execuables > >> and > >> config files or something a little more intense then just the kernel. > >> > >> However I have not been able to find any instructions on how to "build > >> world" not even in the handbook. I found building a kernel and was able > >> to > >> do that with no problems. But I would like to update my system with any > >> security updates that have occured since 5.3 has come out. > >> > >> Thanks for any tips. > >> > >> Thank you, > >> Joshua Lewis > >> _______________________________________________ > >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to > >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >> > > > >
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