Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 22:34:58 -1000 From: juli mallett <jmallett@FreeBSD.org> To: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src Makefile.inc1 src/lib/libc/gen __xuname.c getosreldate.c Message-ID: <20051202083458.GA54881@toxic.magnesium.net> In-Reply-To: <20051202075945.GQ20961@ip.net.ua> References: <200512020050.jB20oU8c000911@repoman.freebsd.org> <20051202075945.GQ20961@ip.net.ua>
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* Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org> [ Date: 2005-12-01 ] [ w.r.t. Re: cvs commit: src Makefile.inc1 src/lib/libc/gen __xuname.c getosreldate.c ] > Hi Doug, > > On Fri, Dec 02, 2005 at 12:50:30AM +0000, Doug Ambrisko wrote: > > ambrisko 2005-12-02 00:50:30 UTC > > > > FreeBSD src repository > > > > Modified files: > > . Makefile.inc1 > > lib/libc/gen __xuname.c getosreldate.c > > Log: > > Add support to easily build FreeBSD unpacked in a chroot of another > > FreeBSD machine. To do this add the man 1 uname changes to __xuname.c > > so we can override the settings it reports. Add OSVERSION override > > to getosreldate. Finally which Makefile.inc1 to use uname -m instead > > of sysctl -n hw.machine_arch to get the arch. type. > > > > With these change you can put a complete FreeBSD OS image into a > > chroot set: > > UNAME_s=FreeBSD > > UNAME_r=4.7-RELEASE > > UNAME_v="FreeBSD $UNAME_r #1: Fri Jul 22 20:32:52 PDT 2005 fake@fake:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/FAKE" > > UNAME_m=i386 > > UNAME_p=i386 > > OSVERSION=470000 > > on an amd64 or i386 and it just work including building ports and using > > pkg_add -r etc. The caveat for this example is that these patches > > have to be applied to FreeBSD 4.7 and the uname(1) changes need to > > be merged. This also addresses issue with libtool. > > > > This is usefull for when a build machine has been trashed for an > > old release and we want to do a build on a new machine that FreeBSD > > 4.7 won't run on ... > > > > Revision Changes Path > > 1.525 +1 -1 src/Makefile.inc1 > > 1.10 +8 -0 src/lib/libc/gen/__xuname.c > > 1.8 +5 -0 src/lib/libc/gen/getosreldate.c > > > Please document these changes in ENVIRONMENT sections of uname(3) and > getosreldate(3) manpages, similarly to how this is documented in the > uname(1) manpage. And please, god, remove the ungodly mess I made of uname.c, now that it's pushed down to the right layer. Mine was a hack, and is now superfluous. Might make sense to use more logical environment variables than my hack did, though maybe they're already cemented into mainstream use. Thanx a bunch, juli. -- Go to sleep. Go to sleep. Go to sleep.
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