>>> Kevin Oberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 02/12/08 7:01 PM >>> > > make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE > > make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE > If you put KERNCONF into make.conf, you can simplify it to: > make kernel
Just to be clear, if I add the appropriate KERNCONF line in /etc/make.conf, "make kernel" will take care of both "make buildkernel" AND "make installkernel"? (w/o the KERNCONF= part) > > reboot (in single user mode) > > > > fsck -p (optional, but a good idea) > A total waste of time, but I do it anyway since I am paranoid. > adjkerntz -i Like many good admins, I am paranoid too, so I will include this. :) > This command has no impact if the hardware clock is set to UTC/GMT, but > it is often not, especially if the system is dual boot with Windows. > > mount -u / > Since the next command does this, the is no need for this, even for the > paranoid. > > mount -a -t ufs > > swapon -a (most cases; optional) > > > > cd /usr/src > > mergemaster -p > > make installworld > > mergemaster > While not in src/UPDATING, I always urge people to use the -iU options > to save a LOT of time on future builds. These options are for mergemaster I take it? I had another look at the man page for mergemaster and inspected these options, so this sounds good. > > reboot > > > > That was simply a QUICK cheat sheet, and does not > > replace good research. But I hope it helps. :) > > Thanks for posting this. Maybe it will lead to some documentation updates. > R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"