Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2004 17:27:30 -0500 (CDT) From: "Conrad J. Sabatier" <conrads@cox.net> To: "Conrad J. Sabatier" <conrads@cox.net> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Bootstrapping a 64-bit environment starting with a 5.2.1-RELEASE CD set Message-ID: <XFMail.20040608172730.conrads@cox.net> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.20040608172042.conrads@cox.net>
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Please disregard. I just checked and found the AMD64 ISOs. Duh! :-) On 08-Jun-2004 Conrad J. Sabatier wrote: > I hope this isn't considered off-topic for this list (as in, more appropriate > maybe for the questions list). > > I just bought a new AMD64 system yesterday, and I'm wondering how to go about > building a complete 64-bit environment, starting from a 5.2.1-RELEASE > install. > The initial install of gcc won't support the -m64 option, although it does > seem > to support all the other CPU-specific options. > > What /etc/make.conf options, kernel options are recommended and/or > discouraged, > and how many builds will be needed in order to bring up the final > environment? > > Are there any potential "gotchas" to beware of? Are there any good online > sources for this information? > > I do very much appreciate any advice. Thanks! > > -- > Conrad J. Sabatier <conrads@cox.net> -- "In Unix veritas" > ---------------------------------- E-Mail: Conrad J. Sabatier <conrads@cox.net> Date: 08-Jun-2004 Time: 17:26:52 This message was sent by XFMail ----------------------------------
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