Date: 01 Feb 2003 20:57:09 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com> To: Darren Pilgrim <dmp@pantherdragon.org> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why should I use `config;make depend;make...` instead of `make kernel` when building from a stock source tree? (ref. Handbook sec. 9.3) Message-ID: <44vg03la16.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <3E3C77F0.6050805@pantherdragon.org> References: <3E3C77F0.6050805@pantherdragon.org>
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Darren Pilgrim <dmp@pantherdragon.org> writes: > There are two sets of commands you can use to build a kernel in FreeBSD: > > "Procedure 1" is the old way: config, make depend, make, make > install. "Procedure 2" is the make kernel sequence from makeworld. > > Section 9.3 of the Handbook says I should use procedure 1 if I haven't > updated my source tree. I can understand then need to use procedure 2 > if I've updated my source tree, but why shouldn't I use it with an > unmodified tree? There's no reason you shouldn't. That section of the handbook explicitly says that you can use either procedure in that case. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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