On Sat, Feb 01, 2003 at 10:49:10PM -0800, Darren Pilgrim wrote:
> Lowell Gilbert wrote:
> >Darren Pilgrim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >>There are two sets of commands you can use to build a kernel in FreeBSD:
> >>
> >>"Procedure 1" is the old way: config, make depend, make, make
> >>install. "Procedure 2" is the make kernel sequence from makeworld.
> >>
> >>Section 9.3 of the Handbook says I should use procedure 1 if I haven't
> >>updated my source tree. I can understand then need to use procedure 2
> >>if I've updated my source tree, but why shouldn't I use it with an
> >>unmodified tree?
> >
> >There's no reason you shouldn't. That section of the handbook
> >explicitly says that you can use either procedure in that case.
>
> Hey you're right. In the bulleted list just before the two procedures are
> listed it says, "#If you are building a new kernel without updating the
> source code...you can use either procedure." After the two procedures are
> listed, it says, "If you have not upgraded your source tree in any
> way...you should use the config, make depend, make, make install sequence."
> That sounds contradictory to me. What do you think?
I may not be 100% right on this, but I believe the main difference is that
'make buildkernel' will build the kernel using the toolchain left in
/usr/obj by a previous 'make buildworld', whereas the 'config' method uses
the toolchain currently installed on your machine. That's why you should
use buildkernel after a cvsup, to make sure your kernel is built against
the same stuff your about to install with 'make installworld'. If you're
just building a new kernel from the same sources, I guess either method
would work, although you'd need to have the /usr/obj from your last
buildworld still hanging around, so using config might be more convenient.
Maybe that part of the handbook could stand a little clarification?
Scott
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