Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 19:28:29 +0100 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: FreeBSD-stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: new kernel build method? Message-ID: <20001214192829.A15271@student.uu.se> In-Reply-To: <3A390FFF.CD3370E6@quake.com.au>; from kaltorak@quake.com.au on Fri, Dec 15, 2000 at 05:22:55AM %2B1100 References: <3A390FFF.CD3370E6@quake.com.au>
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On Fri, Dec 15, 2000 at 05:22:55AM +1100, Kal Torak wrote: > Hiyas, > > Just hoping I can get something clarified.. > I saw in a post to this list a few days back about how were not > *supposed* to compile kernels using the old method in the latest > stable, at least I think it was this list... > > But what is the old method? Is the old method doing: > cd /usr/src/sys/i386/conf > /usr/bin/config KERNEL-NAME > cd ../../compile/KERNEL-NAME > make dep > make > make install > Yes, that is the "old" method. (Except it is "make depend" not "make dep".) > Are we meant to be doing it from /usr/src using: > make buildkernel KERNEL=KERNEL-NAME > make installkernel KERNEL=KERNEL-NAME > Yes, but note that this only works if you have done a "make buildworld" first. > Or a totally different way, that post has got me totally confused > now :( > I thought that was just for upgrading since the new world hadn't > installed yet using the other way wouldn't work... > The "old" version should still work fine if the source you are building from is the same as the world you are currently running was built with. -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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