Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 09:12:47 +0100 From: Jamie Griffin <griffin8j@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ident name and kernel 10 Message-ID: <53E9CC7F.60704@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20140812073651.e38cdd72.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <1407727682.14647.4.camel@debian> <20140811095953.2b1519f0.freebsd@edvax.de> <1407817979.14647.6.camel@debian> <20140812073651.e38cdd72.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On 12/08/2014 06:36, Polytropon wrote: > On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 09:02:59 +0430, Mohsen Pahlevanzadeh wrote: >> Thank you so much, >> >> Can you explain more about make buildworld > This step is only needed if your kernel version doesn't match > your installed world version (for example after a source tree > update). As explained in the comment header of /usr/src/Makefile, > this particular step has to be performed in single-user mode. > > If the source matches the version of the installed world, you > can build your own kernels and install them without installing > the world. In this case, only the following steps (from Makefile) > apply: > > # 1. `cd /usr/src' (or to the directory containing your source tree). > # 3. `make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE' (default is GENERIC). > # 4. `make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE' (default is GENERIC). > # [steps 3. & 4. can be combined by using the "kernel" target] > # 5. `reboot' (in single user mode: boot -s from the loader prompt). > > The kernel can be installed while in multi-user mode. > > For more details: > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig-config.html > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig-building.html > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/makeworld.html > > If you haven't updated your sources and at the same revision from previous buildworld, you can just compile and install a new kernel if you want to make changes, can't you? e.g. you don't have to buildworld everytime, unless you've updated the source tree?
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