Date: Tue, 28 Oct 1997 15:41:15 +0200 From: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il> To: Eswaran Srinivasan <eswar@idc.tandem.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: URGENT help needed Message-ID: <3455EB7B.77C4@barcode.co.il> References: <9710280848.AA17647@pelican.isd>
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Eswaran Srinivasan wrote: > > Hi, > > I want to know how to build Free BSD source. I saw Free BSD handbook > which says that couple of "make" commands will do the job. But, when > I tried to build Free BSD 4.4 Lite 2 source, it gave lot of problems. As I and others on the list already told you, there's no way you can build a FreeBSD kernel from BSD Lite sources directly, nor can you build anything that actually boots from it unless you fill in all the blanks they've left out (which is a *lot* of work). > > Somehow, I could satisfy the compiler by fixing all the defects. But, > the system is not coming up ;-( > > My questions are: > > 1. What is the procedure I need to follow for building a Free BSD kernel > source so that I can boot with my kernel ? See the handbook section on rebuilding the kernel (http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/handbook.html) > > 2. I am having Free BSD 4.4 Lite 2 soure. Is it possible to build this > source (kernel source) to have a customized kernel ? BSD Lite and FreeBSD are not the same and there's no such thing as FreeBSD 4.4 Lite 2. You can use FreeBSD sources to rebuild the FreeBSD kernel. You cannot use BSD Lite sources to build a FreeBSD kernel, just as you can't use it to build a sports car. FreeBSD and BSD Lite are NOT THE SAME. Actually, there's nothing you can build from the BSD Lite sources without some very serious work on it. > > 3. Also, if I want to change only a specific driver (say SCSI tape driver), > is it possible to build only that particular driver (without building > the complete kernel source) and create a ".o" (equivalent to Driver.o > on SVR4 or compatible systems) and integrate it with the kernel ? > See the device driver writing tutorial on the FreeBSD site. If you just change a driver's source file, making the kernel should pick up your changes. However, you should better be familiar with the current drivers available before attempting to reinvent the wheel. > I am new to Free BSD (from SVR4 Unix platforms) and looked for > /etc/conf/pack.d directory structure on my Free BSD system. Oops ! > I could not find one such directory. > > Anyone out there to teach me how to do this ? > > Any pointers to Web pages are also good enough ... See http://www.freebsd.org/docs.html > > Will really appreciate your efforts/help. > > Thanks > - Eswaran Srinivasan > > \\|// > (o ~) > -------oOO--(_)--OOo----------------------------------------------------------- > Eswaran Srinivasan | Contact : > Wipro Infotech Group - Global R&D | Phone : 91-80-5522296, Ext: 3076 > 26, Chamundi Complex, | E-Mail : eswar@wipinfo.soft.net > Begur-Hongasandra Village | eswar@idc.tandem.com > Bommanahalli, Bangalore - 560 068 | > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Nadav
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