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Date:      Mon, 16 Sep 2002 08:57:07 -0700
From:      "Calvin Smith" <calvinsnet@attbi.com>
To:        "Matthew Emmerton" <matt@gsicomp.on.ca>
Cc:        <FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: Problems with "make world"
Message-ID:  <000d01c25d99$b5933c60$9701a8c0@home>
References:  <001b01c25bb0$3ac73260$9701a8c0@home> <001e01c25bb4$4ae83cd0$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca>

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Emmerton" <matt@gsicomp.on.ca>
To: "Calvin Smith" <calvinsnet@attbi.com>; <FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 11:02 PM
Subject: Re: Problems with "make world"


>
>
> > I am having problems compiling my kernel using the following steps and
> after
> > making all of the changes in the kernel
> > text file:
> >
> > cd /usr/src
> > echo "KERNCONF=CSTSGW" >> /etc/make.conf
> > make world
>
> [ snip ]
>
> By doing a 'make world' in /usr/src you're asking to rebuild everything -
> the kernel AND the base OS.  You need to have the full sources installed,
> and it looks like you don't.
>
> > I am able to compile the kernel by doing the following:
> >     /usr/sbin/config -g CSTSGW
> >     cd ../../compile CSTSGW
> >     make depend
> >     make
> >     make install
>
> This is the best way to compile kernels if you only have kernel sources
> installed.
>
> --
> Matt Emmerton
>

This sounds reasonable, however I was under the impression that it would go
through the sources you do have installed and use that for the build.  I
will do some further digging as I have the time and at least I can compile
the kernel.  Thanks for your answer.


Calvin


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