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Date:      Tue, 12 Mar 2002 23:43:55 -0500
From:      Scott Lambert <lambert@lambertfam.org>
To:        freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: /etc/make.conf question
Message-ID:  <20020313044355.GC21174@laptop.lambertfam.org>
In-Reply-To: <1015976004.43954.1.camel@rushlight.kf8nh.apk.net>
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On Tue, Mar 12, 2002 at 06:33:24PM -0500, Brandon S. Allbery  KF8NH wrote:
> On Tue, 2002-03-12 at 17:54, Michael Lucas wrote:
> > You know, how are we supposed to have a long discussion and ramble
> > into obscure corners of the system, if you go and look at the source
> > for a definitive answer?  :-)
> > 
> > > # Short hand for `make buildkernel installkernel'
> > > #
> > > kernel: buildkernel installkernel
> 
> Last I checked, the only reason to separate the two was to allow a
> single /usr/obj to be used to NFS-upgrade multiple (identical) systems.

One other reason, also involves NFS, when your build server is 1Ghz and
your target machine is 200Mhz.  Besides builds go faster on local disks.

I usually spend all day building world, and the kernels for each
machine.  Then, during the maintenance window, I only have to do
installs.  This lets me get a few more machines upgraded in the same
window.

Now if only I can get these, inherited, 2.2.7-CURRENT boxes up to 4.x
I'll be happy.

-- 
Scott Lambert                    KC5MLE                       Unix SysAdmin
lambert@lambertfam.org       http://www.lambertfam.org/~lambert/resume.html
3 years Sr. SysAdmin experience with FreeBSD in small & medium size ISPs.

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