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From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Keith=20Spencer?= <bsd2000au@yahoo.com.au>
Subject: Thanks all!->Re: Don't know how to buildkernel
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Thnaks to Kris and all etc. for help
Keith 

--- Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> wrote: > On
Fri, Aug 17, 2001 at 12:23:43PM +1000, Keith
> Spencer wrote:
> > Hi all.
> > I am trying the NEW way to build a kernel.
> > I installed the kernel-developer dist. FBSD ver
> 4.3
> > I changed the kernel GENERIC conf file and tried
> a...
> > make buildkernel KERNCONF=FIREWALL
> > and it craps out complaining it doesn't know how
> to
> > buildkernel...
> > any ideas??
> 
> You need to have the full set of sources installed,
> because 'make
> buildkernel' is only needed if you're upgrading the
> system.  If you
> only update your kernel sources and leave userland
> untouched, your
> system isn't guaranteed to work.  If you don't
> update your kernel
> sources and just want to recompile your kernel to
> reconfigure it, the
> old 'config; make' method is still acceptable (and
> in your case, the
> only option).
> 
> Kris
> 

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