Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2000 15:10:53 -0700 From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@3-cities.com> To: Kevin Oberman <oberman@es.net> Cc: Lint^^ <lint@satan.dyn.reject.org>, "Chad R. Larson" <chad@DCFinc.com>, Warner Losh <imp@village.org>, cjm2@earthling.net, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: make: don't know how to make dwarf1.c. Stop Message-ID: <3966556D.237B67DC@3-cities.com> References: <200007072159.e67LxPn14907@ptavv.es.net>
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Kevin Oberman wrote: > > > Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2000 17:04:34 -0400 (EDT) > > From: Lint^^ <lint@satan.dyn.reject.org> > > Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG > > > > the old standard method is working fine for me... i would also like to > > know if one method is `better' than the other, as i have no problem > > sticking with the old method... > > As I understand things, the idea is that the "old" method of > explicitly issuing a config command and then doing makes in the > compile directory should work fine EXCEPT after a buildworld. The > reason is that that method builds the kernel using the currently > installed files, not the new objects just built. The kernel, even if > it builds, is going to be out of sync with the system as soon as you > "make installworld". > > OTOH, "make buildkernel KERNEL=name" and "make installkernel KERNEL=name" > in /usr/src will build the kernel from the newly built, but not yet > installed objects and the sources in the source tree. This means that > you are booting the new kernel "single user" to install the new system > and everything stays in sync. > > 1. Does that make sense? > 2. Is it correct? It worked for me on the current 4.0-Stable. I have real problems committing to a new world before I test the /kernel and the buildkernel/installkernel lets me do that. I just have to get used to typing all of the extra text :). Kent -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA mailto:kstewart@3-cities.com http://www.3-cities.com/~kstewart/index.html FreeBSD News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ Bomber dropping fire retardant in front of Hanford Wild fire. http://www.3-cities.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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