Hello,
I try to studiously follow the "STABLE" branch.
I carefully follow the directions in the FAQ.
When I build my new kernel, I use the alternate instructions:
Variation on above process: Read-only source tree
Sometimes, you may wish to ensure your /usr/src/sys directory
remains untouched.
This can be done by using the following process:
$ cd /somewhere
$ cp /usr/src/sys/arch/i386/conf/GENERIC .
$ config -s /usr/src/sys -b . GENERIC
$ make clean && make depend && make
... lots of output ...
After building my new kernel, I reboot, build userland, reboot, and
then go to build a release.
In the build process for a release ( make release ), at some point,
here is what happens:
cd /home/openbsd/4.1/src/etc/../sys/arch/amd64/conf && config GENERIC
config: cannot create ../compile/GENERIC: Permission denied
*** Error code 2
Stop in /home/openbsd/4.1/src/etc (line 11 of etc.amd64/Makefile.inc).
(FYI, /usr/src -> /home/openbsd/4.1/src )
Looks like make release is trying to build a new kernel in my /usr/src tree.
1) Is there a way to get make release to NOT build a new kernel inside
my source tree?
2) Actually, I have already built a GENERIC kernel anyway, it would be very nice
if "make release" would be able to figure that out, and just use
the already built
GENERIC kernel. I understand it will still need to build bsd.mp,
bsd.rd, etc.,
but hopefully it would build those outside the source tree also.
Don
