* Don Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-02-24 23:27:31]: > The FAQ describes two ways to build the kernel ( > http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq5.html#BldKernel ), > > # cd /usr/src/sys/arch/i386/conf > # config GENERIC > # cd ../compile/GENERIC > # make clean && make depend && make > > or > 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 > > I would like "make release" to use the "read only source tree" variant > above, how can I accomplish this? > > Right now, I see "make release" do: > > cd /home/4.2/src/etc/../sys/arch/amd64/conf && config GENERIC > > Which is going to attempt to build the GENERIC kernel right there in > my source tree. > > Also, I am having some other weird problem, due to the following logic > in the Makefile.amd64 which contains: > > # source tree is located via $S relative to the compilation directory > .ifndef S > S!= cd ../../../..; pwd > .endif > AMD64= $S/arch/amd64 > > For some reason the above is setting my AMD64 to some weird path that > is not correct on my system, namely: > > cd /home/4.2/src/etc/../sys/arch/amd64/conf && config GENERIC > GENERIC:13: cannot open ../../../../arch/amd64/conf/files.amd64 > for reading: No such file or directory > > *** Error code 1 > > Stop in /home/4.2/src/etc (line 11 of etc.amd64/Makefile.inc). > > What is the point of the above, and how can I get the path correct for > this build? > > Thanks, > > Don > >
Why on earth are you bothering with this? Please don't tell me it's for security, because that would be inane. -- Travers Buda
