Date: Sun, 25 Aug 1996 00:37:32 -0400 From: Gary Chrysler <tcg@ime.net> To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu Cc: Andreas Kohout <shanee@rabbit.augusta.de>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Numbercount in /kernel Message-ID: <321FD88C.A9E@ime.net> References: <Pine.BSI.3.94.960824200816.218R-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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Doug White wrote: > > On Sat, 24 Aug 1996, Andreas Kohout wrote: > > > if I boot, there is a messages from the kernel: > > > > FreeBSD 2.2-CURRENT #0: Sat Aug 17 22:36:48 MET DST 1996 > > > > Should4nt the #0 been incremented by every new kernel compilation? > > Only if you run config with the -n option to save the compliation > directory. The advantage, other than incrementing the #, is that kernel > compilations take about half the time to do since many of the support > files aren't recompiled. > > There are many instances where you don't want to do this, though, and can > cause odd problems. > Yea, I learned this the hard way once, Now I'll just let it take longer. :) Although I was doing it for faster compiles not counts. Would be kinda nice to have it store the count someplace else so removal of the compile dir dosn't trash the count. -Enjoy Gary ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Improve America's Knowledge... Share yours The Borg... Where minds meet (207) 929-3848
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