Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2000 15:37:21 -0700 From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@urx.com> To: Mark Ovens <marko@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: John Reynolds~ <jreynold@sedona.ch.intel.com>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Suggestion for change of /usr/src/UPDATING (was: Re: HEADS UP! Always use the 'make buildkernel' target to make yer kernels) Message-ID: <3988A2A1.2E1A2B39@urx.com> References: <0vd7jsf62b.fsf@cs.uni-magdeburg.de> <20000731030044.A17511@flashcom.net> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007092043510.33246-100000@freefall.freebsd. <4.3.2.20000709232757.00b1e6a0@207.227.119.2> <200008012102.PAA86077@harmony.village.org> <398789CD.2DADAB33@gmx.de> <200008021742.LAA92757@harmony.village.org> <14728.24344.850392.212516@hip186.ch.intel.com> <20000802225410.D236@parish>
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Mark Ovens wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 02, 2000 at 10:49:12AM -0700, John Reynolds~ wrote: > > > > [ On Wednesday, August 2, Warner Losh wrote: ] > > > : I am not in favour of putting *that* in UPDATING. Either suggest an > > > : appropriate entry in /boot/loader.conf: > > > > > > Actually, make installkernel was fixed so that you don't need to do > > > this. > > > > > > > It was? Did I miss a "HEADS UP" somewhere along the line? I knew that this was > > the behavior in -current and it was going to be "MFC"ed ``at some point'' but > > when did it occur? > > > > Seems like this would screw people like me who edited their /boot/loader.conf > > file unless we change it back to look for /kernel. > > > > Thanks for the notice ... I'll make sure to look at stuff and edit > > /boot/loader.conf appropriately before I type "reboot" the next time :) > > > > If you add > > makeoptions KERNEL=kernel #Build kernel "foo" and install "/foo" > > to your kernel config file it will install it as /kernel without this > change; and back up your old one as /kernel.old. I would expect this > line in the config file will be harmless (albeit redundant) when the > change is MFC'd so you won't have to edit /boot/loader.conf. I have to make a point here and that is I like the current arrangement. I would much rather have installkernel make a file called MYKERNEL than have it make all kernel's as "kernel". I think that as we follow Stable or Current, we need to create a GENERIC that goes along with them. When you don't have a clue, boot GENERIC. It may not solve anything but it is a data point. I don't like having all of my kernels called kernel because of this. I would much rather mv RUBY to kernel than mv kernel to kernel.GENERIC or GENERIC and re-installkernel for RUBY. I follow upgrades with my general setup and only at significant places do I create a GENERIC. I have a shell script that moves RUBY, for example, to kernel and I don't touch GENERIC. Kent > > HTH > > > -Jr > > > > -- > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > | John Reynolds WCCG, CCE, Higher Levels of Abstraction | > > | Intel Corporation MS: CH6-210 Phone: 480-554-9092 pgr: 602-868-6512 | > > | jreynold@sedona.ch.intel.com http://www-aec.ch.intel.com/~jreynold/ | > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > > -- > If I buy a copy of WinDelete, and it doesn't delete Windows, > am I entitled to my money back? > ________________________________________________________________ > 51.44°N FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org > 2.057°W My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark > mailto:marko@freebsd.org http://www.radan.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA mailto:kbstew99@hotmail.com http://kstewart.urx.com/kstewart/index.html FreeBSD News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ Bomber dropping fire retardant in front of Hanford Wild fire. http://kstewart.urx.com/kstewart/bomber.jpg To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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