On Tue, Oct 08, 2013 at 09:38:14PM +0000, Thomas Mueller wrote: > > To cross install FreeBSD on a system without the required users/groups > > you must either install them on the base system so that install and > > mtree can use them or use the -DDB_FROM_SRC option when running the > > installworld/installkernel/distribution targets. > > -- Brooks > > That worked for installworld, was apparently not needed subsequently for > installkernel. > > But where is DB_FROM_SRC documented? I never saw it anywhere. UPDATING file > needs to be updated for installing FreeBSD on a partition where there is no > OS installed. >
It's documented in Makefile.inc1 where the less commonly used options are documented. It should be documented in the Handbook along with the process of cross installation and image creation. I disagree that UPDATING should document the process of installing to other locations. That would be a distraction from it's purpose of letting users update their systems. It's already far too complicated. -- Brooks
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