Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 13:32:43 -0400 From: Michael Powell <nightrecon@hotmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: CURRENT does not compile on i386 Message-ID: <ncc5fj$g6m$1@ger.gmane.org> References: <56E2E06D.9060003@lirmm.fr> <20160311170731.a00a652c.freebsd@edvax.de> <56E2F181.1070600@lirmm.fr> <nbv5hc$vsg$1@ger.gmane.org> <56E99053.4030102@lirmm.fr>
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Pierre-Yves Péneau wrote: [snip] >> >> If you are not a kernel-hacking developer might I respectfully suggest >> beginning with RELEASE and NOT -CURRENT? > > OK I'll try with RELEASE. Thank you Mike. > I believe the build may have been fixed since you experienced this. You may be able to refresh your source code and the trouble has passed. This is the so-called "bleeding edge", so to speak. The -CURRENT branch is where the developers 'play' with brand new code. It is never guaranteed to always build or even work at all. They will break things and they will fix things; it is an up and down roller coaster ride. Cordialement, -Mike
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