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Date:      Tue, 29 Jul 1997 19:25:15 +0100
From:      "Mariusz Potocki" <potok@free.polbox.pl>
To:        Doug Jolley <doug@bigwheel.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Where's the kernel source
Message-ID:  <199707291618.SAA07226@mach3.polbox.pl>

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> I've just completed installing FreeBSD.  I'd now like to build a
> custom kernel.  /usr/src/sys doesn't exist; so, I conclude that I
> need to install the source.  Attempting to use /stand/sysinstall I
> can't seem to locate a package for kernel source.  I searched on
> both "kernel" and "source" and came up with nothing in both

If you installed XFree the easiest solution:
1) cd /usr/src/sys
2) lndir /path/to/your/sources/on/cd
     e.g. /cdrom/dists/src
3) ./install sys
4) build your kernel
5) enjoy (probably)

Mariusz



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