From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 2 20:00:05 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D784A106564A for ; Wed, 2 Nov 2011 20:00:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from lo.gmane.org (lo.gmane.org [80.91.229.12]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 506338FC0C for ; Wed, 2 Nov 2011 20:00:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RLgyg-0001uh-P8 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:00:02 +0100 Received: from pool-173-79-99-96.washdc.fios.verizon.net ([173.79.99.96]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:00:02 +0100 Received: from nightrecon by pool-173-79-99-96.washdc.fios.verizon.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:00:02 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Michael Powell Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:00:22 -0400 Lines: 46 Message-ID: References: <2F2D8B00-E534-4B34-A91F-2CA290086E7E@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: pool-173-79-99-96.washdc.fios.verizon.net Subject: Re: Make buildworld don't run X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: nightrecon@hotmail.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:00:05 -0000 Zantgo wrote: > I write "make buildworld", this is the answer: > > #make buildworld > make: don't know how to make buildworld. Stop Since this works just fine for all those who have learned how to use FreeBSD I can only assume this indicates you do not know what you are doing. > PS: I use FreeBSD 9.0 RC1, and I try to follow current This is a poor choice for anyone new to FreeBSD. There are mainly 3 branches of FreeBSD to consider: -CURRENT is for developers and other contributors working on the next version of FreeBSD, -STABLE is somewhat in the middle in that it will have patches for problems that have been fixed in current and merged back to earlier release versions of code, and RELEASE. There is also a SECURITY branch where only security patches are updated to RELEASE. Since it is obvious you do not know what you are doing the best place for you to begin is RELEASE. Install and begin using a RELEASE version as a learning tool. This means version 8.2! The Handbook may have pieces which are old and could stand updating, but largely it is _THE_ reference you should be working your way through as you proceed to learn FreeBSD. The greatest bulk of what you need to learn is in there. It comes in versions other than English too: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/es_ES.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html If your only exposure to date with computers has been with Windows and you are looking to expand your reach, you will first find that the *Nix world is heavy on reading documentation and trying to figure stuff out for yourself first, before splattering help channels with every little thing that comes along. Once you have made some intial effort you will find that you are in a better position to provide better details on how we can help you. We cannot help you with the effort you need to make in learning the basics, and these basics are all contained in the documentation. I will make no effort to address your error. First of all, you should not be starting in FreeBSD with a release candidate and following -CURRENT. Your error is the result of trying to jump over learning what you need to know. -Mike